diff --git a/net/ser2net/Makefile b/net/ser2net/Makefile
index 0bbb9b4b0..0d5de9e9f 100644
--- a/net/ser2net/Makefile
+++ b/net/ser2net/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ser2net
 PKG_VERSION:=3.5.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/ser2net
diff --git a/net/ser2net/files/ser2net.init b/net/ser2net/files/ser2net.init
index 2f7a3d5e7..7fd9d086f 100644
--- a/net/ser2net/files/ser2net.init
+++ b/net/ser2net/files/ser2net.init
@@ -182,5 +182,11 @@ start_service() {
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command "$PROG" -n -c "$DYNAMICCFGFILE"
+	procd_set_param file "$DYNAMICCFGFILE"
 	procd_close_instance
 }
+
+service_triggers() {
+	procd_add_reload_trigger "ser2net"
+}
+