diff --git a/net/snort/files/snort.init b/net/snort/files/snort.init
index c3d962902..7905c6ff3 100644
--- a/net/snort/files/snort.init
+++ b/net/snort/files/snort.init
@@ -8,26 +8,29 @@ USE_PROCD=1
 PROG=/usr/bin/snort
 
 validate_snort_section() {
-	uci_validate_section snort snort "${1}" \
+	uci_load_validate snort snort "$1" "$2" \
 		'config_file:string' \
 		'interface:string'
 }
 
-start_service() {
-	local config_file interface
-
-	validate_snort_section snort || {
+start_snort_instance() {
+	[ "$2" = 0 ] || {
 		echo "validation failed"
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command $PROG "-q" "--daq-dir" "/usr/lib/daq/" "-i" "$interface" "-c" "$config_file" "-s" "-N"
-	procd_set_param file $CONFIGFILE
+	procd_set_param file $config_file
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
+start_service()
+{
+	validate_snort_section snort start_snort_instance
+}
+
 stop_service()
 {
 	service_stop ${PROG}