diff -ruN monit/files/monit.sh.in monit-new/files/monit.sh.in
--- monit/files/monit.sh.in	2005-10-11 04:50:45.000000000 +0200
+++ monit-new/files/monit.sh.in	2010-03-15 21:17:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable monit:
 # monit_enable (bool):        Set to "NO" by default.
 #                             Set it to "YES" to enable monit
+# monit_flags (str):          Flags passed to monit on startup.
+#                             Default is "".
 #
 . %%RC_SUBR%%
 
@@ -21,16 +23,17 @@
 restart_precmd="monit_checkconfig"
 reload_precmd="monit_checkconfig"
 
+[ -z "$monit_enable" ] && monit_enable="NO"
+[ -z "$monit_flags" ] && monit_flags=""
+
+load_rc_config $name
+
 default_config=%%PREFIX%%/etc/monitrc
 required_files=${default_config}
 command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/monit"
 command_args="-c ${default_config}"
 pidfile="/var/run/monit.pid"
 
-[ -z "$monit_enable" ] && monit_enable="NO"
-
-load_rc_config $name
-
 monit_checkconfig()
 {
 	echo "Performing sanity check on monit configuration:"