--- /home/bscott/mdconfig2      2009-11-04 14:25:46.000000000 +1100
+++ /etc/rc.d/mdconfig2 2009-11-04 14:28:19.000000000 +1100
@@ -203,14 +203,15 @@
        done
 }
 
+load_rc_config $name
+_mdconfig2_list="${mdconfig2_list}"
+
 _mdconfig2_cmd="$1"
 if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
         shift
 fi
 [ -n "$*" ] && _mdconfig2_list="$*"
 
-load_rc_config $name
-
 _mdconfig2_unit=0
 if [ -z "${_mdconfig2_list}" ]; then
        while :; do