diff --git a/net/clamav/Makefile b/net/clamav/Makefile
index 95db33a37..ba45fff84 100644
--- a/net/clamav/Makefile
+++ b/net/clamav/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=clamav
 PKG_VERSION:=0.101.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marko Ratkaj <marko.ratkaj@sartura.hr> \
diff --git a/net/clamav/files/clamav.init b/net/clamav/files/clamav.init
index a02468e07..38b1c3238 100644
--- a/net/clamav/files/clamav.init
+++ b/net/clamav/files/clamav.init
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PROG=/usr/sbin/clamd
 CLAMD_CONFIGFILE="/tmp/clamav/clamd.conf"
 
 validate_clamav_section() {
-	uci_validate_section clamav clamav "${1}" \
+	uci_load_validate clamav clamav "$1" "$2" \
 		'clamd_config_file:string' \
 		'LogFile:string' \
 		'LogFileMaxSize:string' \
@@ -46,15 +46,8 @@ validate_clamav_section() {
 		'DatabaseDirectory:string'
 }
 
-start_service() {
-	local clamd_config_file LogFile LogTime StreamMinPort \
-		StreamMaxPort MaxThreads ReadTimeout CommandReadTimeout MaxDirectoryRecursion \
-		FollowFileSymlinks FollowDirectorySymlinks SelfCheck DetectPUA ScanPE DisableCertCheck \
-		ScanELF DetectBrokenExecutables ScanOLE2 ScanPDF ScanSWF ScanMail ScanPartialMessages \
-		ScanArchive TemporaryDirectory ArchiveBlockEncrypted MaxFileSize LocalSocket User \
-		DatabaseDirectory
-
-	validate_clamav_section clamav || {
+start_clamav_instance() {
+	[ "$2" = 0 ] || {
 		echo "validation failed"
 		return 1
 	}
@@ -107,9 +100,14 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
+start_service()
+{
+	validate_clamav_section clamav start_clamav_instance
+}
+
 stop_service()
 {
-	service_stop ${PROG}
+	service_stop $PROG
 }
 
 service_triggers()
diff --git a/net/clamav/files/freshclam.init b/net/clamav/files/freshclam.init
index 9504b7ffa..120dc803f 100644
--- a/net/clamav/files/freshclam.init
+++ b/net/clamav/files/freshclam.init
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PROG=/usr/sbin/freshclam
 FRESHCLAM_CONFIGFILE="/tmp/clamav/freshclam.conf"
 
 validate_freshclam_section() {
-	uci_validate_section freshclam freshclam "${1}" \
+	uci_load_validate freshclam freshclam "$1" "$2" \
 		'freshclam_config_file:string' \
 		'UpdateLogFile:string' \
 		'DatabaseMirror:string' \
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ validate_freshclam_section() {
 		'DatabaseDirectory:string:'
 }
 
-start_service() {
-	local freshclam_config_file UpdateLogFile DatabaseOwner NotifyClamd DatabaseMirror \
-	DatabaseDirectory
-
-	validate_freshclam_section freshclam || {
+start_freshclam_instance() {
+	[ "$2" = 0 ] || {
 		echo "validation failed"
 		return 1
 	}
@@ -51,6 +48,11 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
+start_service()
+{
+	validate_freshclam_section freshclam start_freshclam_instance
+}
+
 stop_service()
 {
 	[ ! -f /tmp/freshclam.pid ] && echo "not running" && return 0