diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 0b68aa7f..8cec98d7 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int parse_conf(char *file)
 		_d("%s", line);
 
 		parse_static(line);
-		parse_dynamic(line, global_rlimit, NULL);
+		parse_dynamic(line, global_rlimit, file);
 	}
 
 	fclose(fp);
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 25452d60..eaa3d551 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ int service_register(int type, char *cfg, struct rlimit rlimit[], char *file)
 	else
 		svc_mark_clean(svc);
 
+	/* for finit native services only, e.g. plugins/hotplug.c */
 	if (!file)
 		svc->protect = 1;