diff --git a/plugins/bootmisc.c b/plugins/bootmisc.c
index b25fffa6..fd56eb09 100644
--- a/plugins/bootmisc.c
+++ b/plugins/bootmisc.c
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ static void setup(void *arg)
 	makedir("/var/run/pluto",  0755); /* Needed by Openswan */
 	makedir("/var/run/quagga", 0755); /* Needed by Quagga */
 	makedir("/var/log/quagga", 0755); /* Needed by Quagga */
+	makedir("/var/run/frr",    0755); /* Needed by FRR */
+	makedir("/var/log/frr",    0755); /* Needed by FRR */
 	makedir("/var/run/sshd",  01755); /* OpenSSH  */
 
 	gid = getgroup("tty");
diff --git a/plugins/pidfile.c b/plugins/pidfile.c
index 277351af..e2a55023 100644
--- a/plugins/pidfile.c
+++ b/plugins/pidfile.c
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <glob.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <paths.h>
-#include <lite/queue.h>
-#include <sys/inotify.h>
 
 #include "finit.h"
 #include "cond.h"
@@ -34,28 +33,15 @@
 #include "pid.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 #include "service.h"
+#include "iwatch.h"
 
-struct wd_entry {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(wd_entry) link;
-	char *path;
-	int fd;
-};
+static struct iwatch iw_pidfile;
 
-struct context {
-	int fd;
-	TAILQ_HEAD(, wd_entry) wd_list;
-};
 
-static struct context pidfile_ctx;
-
-static int watcher_add(struct context *ctx, char *path)
+static int pidfile_add_path(struct iwatch *iw, char *path)
 {
-	struct wd_entry *wd;
-	uint32_t mask = IN_ONLYDIR | IN_CREATE | IN_ATTRIB | IN_DELETE | IN_MODIFY | IN_MOVED_TO;
 	char *ptr;
-	int fd;
 
-	_d("pidfile: Adding new watcher for path %s", path);
 	ptr = strstr(path, "run/");
 	if (ptr) {
 		char *slash;
@@ -66,44 +52,16 @@ static int watcher_add(struct context *ctx, char *path)
 			ptr = slash++;
 			slash = strchr(ptr, '/');
 			if (slash) {
-				_d("pidfile: Path too deep, skipping.");
+				_d("Path too deep, skipping.");
 				return -1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	fd = inotify_add_watch(ctx->fd, path, mask);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		_pe("inotify_add_watch()");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	wd = malloc(sizeof(struct wd_entry));
-	if (!wd) {
-		_pe("Failed allocating new `struct wd_entry`");
-		inotify_rm_watch(ctx->fd, fd);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	wd->path = path;
-	wd->fd = fd;
-	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&ctx->wd_list, wd, link);
-
-	return 0;
+	return iwatch_add(iw, path, IN_ONLYDIR);
 }
 
-static int watcher_del(struct context *ctx, struct wd_entry *wde)
-{
-	_d("pidfile: Removing watcher for removed path %s", wde->path);
-	TAILQ_REMOVE(&ctx->wd_list, wde, link);
-	inotify_rm_watch(ctx->fd, wde->fd);
-	free(wde->path);
-	free(wde);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void update_conds(char *dir, char *name, uint32_t mask)
+static void pidfile_update_conds(char *dir, char *name, uint32_t mask)
 {
 	char cond[MAX_COND_LEN];
 	char fn[PATH_MAX];
@@ -112,13 +70,16 @@ static void update_conds(char *dir, char *name, uint32_t mask)
 	_d("Got dir: %s, name: %s, mask: %08x", dir, name, mask);
 	snprintf(fn, sizeof(fn), "%s/%s", dir, name);
 
+	if (fnmatch("*\\.pid", fn, 0) && fnmatch("*/pid", fn, 0))
+		return;
+
 	svc = svc_find_by_pidfile(fn);
 	if (!svc) {
-		_d("pidfile: No matching svc for %s", fn);
+		_d("No matching svc for %s", fn);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_d("pidfile: Found svc %s for %s with pid %d", svc->name, fn, svc->pid);
+	_d("Found svc %s for %s with pid %d", svc->name, fn, svc->pid);
 
 	mkcond(svc, cond, sizeof(cond));
 	if (mask & (IN_CREATE | IN_ATTRIB | IN_MODIFY | IN_MOVED_TO)) {
@@ -138,7 +99,7 @@ static void update_conds(char *dir, char *name, uint32_t mask)
 }
 
 /* synthesize events in case of new run dirs */
-static void scan_for_pidfiles(struct context *ctx, char *dir, int len)
+static void pidfile_scandir(struct iwatch *iw, char *dir, int len)
 {
 	glob_t gl;
 	size_t i;
@@ -157,47 +118,33 @@ static void scan_for_pidfiles(struct context *ctx, char *dir, int len)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < gl.gl_pathc; i++) {
 		_d("scan found %s", gl.gl_pathv[i]);
-		update_conds(dir, gl.gl_pathv[i], IN_CREATE);
+		pidfile_update_conds(dir, gl.gl_pathv[i], IN_CREATE);
 	}
 	globfree(&gl);
 }
 
-static void handle_dir(struct context *ctx, struct wd_entry *wde, char *name, int mask)
+/*
+ * create/remove sub-directory in monitored directory
+ */
+static void pidfile_handle_dir(struct iwatch *iw, char *dir, char *name, int mask)
 {
-	char *path;
-	int plen;
-	int exist = 0;
+	char path[strlen(dir) + strlen(name) + 2];
+	struct iwatch_path *iwp;
 
-	plen = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s", wde->path, name) + 1;
-	path = malloc(plen);
-	if (!path) {
-		_pe("Failed allocating path buffer for watcher");
-		return;
-	}
-	snprintf(path, plen, "%s/%s", wde->path, name);
-	_d("pidfile: path is %s", path);
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", dir, name);
+	_d("path: %s", path);
 
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(wde, &ctx->wd_list, link) {
-		if (!strcmp(wde->path, path)) {
-			exist = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	iwp = iwatch_find_by_path(iw, path);
 
 	if (mask & IN_CREATE) {
-		if (!exist) {
-			int rc = watcher_add(ctx, path);
-
-			scan_for_pidfiles(ctx, path, plen);
-			if (!rc)
-				return;
+		if (!iwp) {
+			pidfile_add_path(iw, path);
+			pidfile_scandir(iw, path, sizeof(path));
 		}
 	} else if (mask & IN_DELETE) {
-		if (exist)
-			watcher_del(&pidfile_ctx, wde);
+		if (iwp)
+			iwatch_del(&iw_pidfile, iwp);
 	}
-
-	free(path);
 }
 
 static void pidfile_callback(void *arg, int fd, int events)
@@ -213,43 +160,42 @@ static void pidfile_callback(void *arg, int fd, int events)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_d("pidfile: Entering ... reading %zu bytes into ev_buf[]", buflen - 1);
+	_d("Entering ... reading %zu bytes into ev_buf[]", buflen - 1);
 	sz = read(fd, buf, buflen - 1);
 	if (sz <= 0) {
 		_pe("invalid inotify event");
 		goto done;
 	}
 	buf[sz] = 0;
-	_d("pidfile: Read %zd bytes, processing ...", sz);
+	_d("Read %zd bytes, processing ...", sz);
 
 	off = 0;
 	for (off = 0; off < sz; off += sizeof(*ev) + ev->len) {
-		struct wd_entry *wde;
+		struct iwatch_path *iwp;
 
 		ev = (struct inotify_event *)&buf[off];
 
-		_d("pidfile: path %s, event: 0x%08x", ev->name, ev->mask);
+		_d("path %s, event: 0x%08x", ev->name, ev->mask);
 		if (!ev->mask)
 			continue;
 
 		/* Find base path for this event */
-		TAILQ_FOREACH(wde, &pidfile_ctx.wd_list, link) {
-			if (wde->fd == ev->wd)
-				break;
-		}
+		iwp = iwatch_find_by_wd(&iw_pidfile, ev->wd);
+		if (!iwp)
+			continue;
 
 		if (ev->mask & IN_ISDIR) {
-			handle_dir(&pidfile_ctx, wde, ev->name, ev->mask);
+			pidfile_handle_dir(&iw_pidfile, iwp->path, ev->name, ev->mask);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (ev->mask & IN_DELETE) {
-			_d("pidfile %s/%s removed ...", wde->path, ev->name);
+			_d("pidfile %s/%s removed ...", iwp->path, ev->name);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (ev->mask & (IN_CREATE | IN_ATTRIB | IN_MODIFY | IN_MOVED_TO))
-			update_conds(wde->path, ev->name, ev->mask);
+			pidfile_update_conds(iwp->path, ev->name, ev->mask);
 	}
 done:
 	free(buf);
@@ -305,14 +251,10 @@ static void pidfile_init(void *arg)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	TAILQ_INIT(&pidfile_ctx.wd_list);
-	if (watcher_add(&pidfile_ctx, path))
-		close(pidfile_ctx.fd);
-	_d("pidfile monitor active");
+	if (pidfile_add_path(&iw_pidfile, path))
+		iwatch_exit(&iw_pidfile);
 }
 
-static struct context pidfile_ctx;
-
 /*
  * When performing an `initctl reload` with one (unchanged) service
  * depending on, e.g. `net/iface/lo`, its condition will not be set
@@ -331,36 +273,27 @@ static plugin_t plugin = {
 	.name = __FILE__,
 	.hook[HOOK_BASEFS_UP]  = { .cb = pidfile_init   },
 	.hook[HOOK_SVC_RECONF] = { .cb = pidfile_reconf },
-	.io = {
-		.cb    = pidfile_callback,
-		.flags = PLUGIN_IO_READ,
-	},
 	.depends = { "netlink" },
 };
 
 PLUGIN_INIT(plugin_init)
 {
-	pidfile_ctx.fd = inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK | IN_CLOEXEC);
-	if (pidfile_ctx.fd < 0) {
-		_pe("inotify_init()");
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = iwatch_init(&iw_pidfile);
+	if (fd < 0)
 		return;
-	}
+
+	plugin.io.fd = fd;
+	plugin.io.cb = pidfile_callback;
+	plugin.io.flags = PLUGIN_IO_READ;
 
-	plugin.io.fd = pidfile_ctx.fd;
 	plugin_register(&plugin);
 }
 
 PLUGIN_EXIT(plugin_exit)
 {
-	struct wd_entry *wde, *tmp;
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(wde, &pidfile_ctx.wd_list, link, tmp) {
-		inotify_rm_watch(pidfile_ctx.fd, wde->fd);
-		free(wde->path);
-		free(wde);
-	}
-	close(pidfile_ctx.fd);
-
+	iwatch_exit(&iw_pidfile);
 	plugin_unregister(&plugin);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 491efa6c..c3198a80 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ finit_SOURCES      = api.c	cgroup.c	cgroup.h	\
 		     exec.c	finit.c		finit.h		\
 		     getty.c	stty.c				\
 		     helpers.c	helpers.h			\
+		     iwatch.c   iwatch.h			\
 		     log.c	log.h				\
 		     mdadm.c	mount.c				\
 		     pid.c      pid.h				\
diff --git a/src/initctl.c b/src/initctl.c
index fd12d5dd..3efbb3b2 100644
--- a/src/initctl.c
+++ b/src/initctl.c
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ static int show_status(char *arg)
 		printf("Service     : %s\n", svc->cmd);
 		printf("Description : %s\n", svc->desc);
 		printf("Identity    : %s\n", svc_ident(svc, ident, sizeof(ident)));
+		printf("Environment : %s\n", svc->env);
 		printf("PID         : %d\n", svc->pid);
 		printf("Uptime      : %s\n", svc->pid ? uptime(now - svc->start_time, buf, sizeof(buf)) : buf);
 		printf("Runlevels   : %s\n", runlevel_string(runlevel, svc->runlevels));
diff --git a/src/iwatch.c b/src/iwatch.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48bedea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/iwatch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/* inotify watcher for files or directories
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016  Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@waldekranz.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2021  Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "finit.h"
+#include "iwatch.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+/*
+ * iwatch is initialized and used mainly by the pidfile plugin, which is
+ * one of the cornerstones in the condition subsystem.  Other parts of
+ * Finit may use iwatch too, like env: watchers, but are disabled if the
+ * pidfile plugin hasn't called iwatch_init() -- this is by design.
+ */
+static int initialized = 0;
+
+
+int iwatch_init(struct iwatch *iw)
+{
+	if (!iw) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	TAILQ_INIT(&iw->iwp_list);
+
+	iw->fd = inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK | IN_CLOEXEC);
+	if (iw->fd < 0) {
+		_pe("inotify_init()");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	initialized = 1;
+
+	return iw->fd;
+}
+
+void iwatch_exit(struct iwatch *iw)
+{
+	struct iwatch_path *iwp, *tmp;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(iwp, &iw->iwp_list, link, tmp) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&iw->iwp_list, iwp, link);
+		inotify_rm_watch(iw->fd, iwp->wd);
+		free(iwp->path);
+		free(iwp);
+	}
+
+	close(iw->fd);
+	initialized = 0;
+}
+
+int iwatch_add(struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask)
+{
+	struct iwatch_path *iwp;
+	char *path;
+	int wd;
+
+	if (!initialized)
+		return -1;
+
+	_d("Adding new watcher for path %s", file);
+
+	path = strdup(file);
+	if (!path) {
+		_pe("Out of memory");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	wd = inotify_add_watch(iw->fd, path, IWATCH_MASK | mask);
+	if (wd < 0) {
+		_pe("inotify_add_watch(%s)", path);
+		free(path);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	iwp = malloc(sizeof(struct iwatch_path));
+	if (!iwp) {
+		_pe("Failed allocating new `struct iwatch_path`");
+		inotify_rm_watch(iw->fd, wd);
+		free(path);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	iwp->path = path;
+	iwp->wd = wd;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&iw->iwp_list, iwp, link);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int iwatch_del(struct iwatch *iw, struct iwatch_path *iwp)
+{
+	if (!initialized)
+		return -1;
+
+	_d("Removing watcher for removed path %s", iwp->path);
+
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&iw->iwp_list, iwp, link);
+	inotify_rm_watch(iw->fd, iwp->wd);
+	free(iwp->path);
+	free(iwp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct iwatch_path *iwatch_find_by_wd(struct iwatch *iw, int wd)
+{
+	struct iwatch_path *iwp;
+
+	if (!initialized)
+		return NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(iwp, &iw->iwp_list, link) {
+		if (iwp->wd == wd)
+			return iwp;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct iwatch_path *iwatch_find_by_path(struct iwatch *iw, const char *path)
+{
+	struct iwatch_path *iwp;
+
+	if (!initialized)
+		return NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(iwp, &iw->iwp_list, link) {
+		if (!strcmp(iwp->path, path))
+			return iwp;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Local Variables:
+ *  indent-tabs-mode: t
+ *  c-file-style: "linux"
+ * End:
+ */
+
diff --git a/src/iwatch.h b/src/iwatch.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b59c3fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/iwatch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/* inotify watcher for files or directories
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016  Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@waldekranz.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2021  Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FINIT_IWATCH_H_
+#define FINIT_IWATCH_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <lite/queue.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+
+
+/* Monitors changes to both directories and files by default */
+#define IWATCH_MASK (IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE | IN_MODIFY | IN_ATTRIB | IN_MOVE)
+
+struct iwatch_path {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(iwatch_path) link;
+	char *path;
+	int wd;
+};
+
+struct iwatch {
+	int fd;
+	TAILQ_HEAD(, iwatch_path) iwp_list;
+};
+
+
+int  iwatch_init (struct iwatch *iw);
+void iwatch_exit (struct iwatch *iw);
+
+int  iwatch_add  (struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask);
+int  iwatch_del  (struct iwatch *iw, struct iwatch_path *iwp);
+
+struct iwatch_path *iwatch_find_by_wd   (struct iwatch *iw, int wd);
+struct iwatch_path *iwatch_find_by_path (struct iwatch *iw, const char *path);
+
+#endif /* FINIT_IWATCH_H_ */
+
+/**
+ * Local Variables:
+ *  indent-tabs-mode: t
+ *  c-file-style: "linux"
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 10d34055..25452d60 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <lite/lite.h>
+#include <wordexp.h>
 
 #include "cgroup.h"
 #include "conf.h"
@@ -261,6 +262,121 @@ static int redirect(svc_t *svc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * non-zero env, no checking if file exists or not
+ */
+static char *svc_getenv(svc_t *svc)
+{
+	int v = 0;
+
+	if (!svc->env[0])
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svc->env[0] == '-')
+		v = 1;
+
+	return &svc->env[v];
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check if svc has env, if env file exists returns true
+ * if it doesn't exist, but has '-', also true.  if svc
+ * doesn't have env, also true.
+ */
+static int check_env(svc_t *svc)
+{
+	char *env = svc_getenv(svc);
+
+	if (!env)
+		return 1;
+
+	return fexist(env);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Source environment file, if it exists
+ * Note: must be called from privsepped child
+ */
+static void source_env(svc_t *svc)
+{
+	char buf[LINE_SIZE];
+	char *line;
+	size_t len;
+	FILE *fp;
+	char *fn;
+
+	fn = svc_getenv(svc);
+	if (!fn)
+		return;
+
+	/* Warning in service_start() after check_env() */
+	fp = fopen(fn, "r");
+	if (!fp)
+		return;
+
+	line = buf;
+	len = sizeof(buf);
+	while (fgets(line, len, fp)) {
+		char *key = chomp(line);
+		char *value, *end;
+
+		/* skip any leading whitespace */
+		while (isspace(*key))
+			key++;
+
+		/* skip comments */
+		if (*key == '#' || *key == ';')
+			continue;
+
+		/* find end of line */
+		end = key;
+		while (*end)
+			end++;
+
+		/* strip trailing whitespace */
+		if (end > key) {
+			end--;
+			while (isspace(*end))
+				*end-- = 0;
+		}
+
+		value = strchr(key, '=');
+		if (!value)
+			continue;
+		*value++ = 0;
+
+		/* strip leading whitespace from value */
+		while (isspace(*value))
+			value++;
+
+		/* unquote value, if quoted */
+		if (value[0] == '"' || value[0] == '\'') {
+			char q = value[0];
+
+			if (*end == q) {
+				value = &value[1];
+				*end = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* find end of key */
+		end = key;
+		while (*end)
+			end++;
+
+		/* strip trailing whitespace */
+		if (end > key) {
+			end--;
+			while (isspace(*end))
+				*end-- = 0;
+		}
+
+		setenv(key, value, 1);
+	}
+
+	fclose(fp);
+}
+
 static int is_norespawn(void)
 {
 	return  sig_stopped()            ||
@@ -277,9 +393,10 @@ static int is_norespawn(void)
  */
 static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 {
-	int i, result = 0, do_progress = 1;
-	pid_t pid;
+	int result = 0, do_progress = 1;
 	sigset_t nmask, omask;
+	pid_t pid;
+	size_t i;
 
 	if (!svc)
 		return 1;
@@ -290,11 +407,17 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 
 	/* Don't try and start service if it doesn't exist. */
 	if (!whichp(svc->cmd)) {
-		print(1, "Service %s does not exist", svc->cmd);
+		print(1, "%s: does not exist", svc->cmd);
 		svc_missing(svc);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	/* Unlike systemd we do not allow starting service if env is missing, unless - */
+	if (!check_env(svc)) {
+		print(1, "%s: environment file %s does not exist (yet)", svc->cmd, svc->env);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	if (svc_is_sysv(svc))
 		logit(LOG_CONSOLE | LOG_NOTICE, "Calling '%s start' ...", svc->cmd);
 
@@ -355,12 +478,45 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 			}
 		}
 
+		/* Source any environment from env:/path/to/file */
+		source_env(svc);
+
 		if (!svc_is_sysv(svc)) {
+			wordexp_t we = { 0 };
+			int rc;
+
+			if ((rc = wordexp(svc->cmd, &we, 0))) {
+			nomem:
+				_e("%s: failed wordexp(): %d", svc->cmd, rc);
+				wordfree(&we);
+				_exit(1);
+			}
+
 			for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_SVC_ARGS; i++) {
 				if (strlen(svc->args[i]) == 0)
 					break;
+
+				if ((rc = wordexp(svc->args[i], &we, WRDE_APPEND)))
+					goto nomem;
+			}
+
+			if (we.we_wordc > MAX_NUM_SVC_ARGS) {
+				logit(LOG_ERR, "%s: too man args after expansion.", svc->cmd);
+				goto nomem;
+			}
+
+			for (i = 0; i < we.we_wordc; i++) {
+				if (strlen(we.we_wordv[i]) >= sizeof(svc->args[i])) {
+					logit(LOG_ERR, "%s: expanded arg. '%s' too long", we.we_wordv[i]);
+					rc = WRDE_NOSPACE;
+					goto nomem;
+				}
+
+				/* overwrite the child's svc with expanded args */
+				strlcpy(svc->args[i], we.we_wordv[i], sizeof(svc->args[i]));
 				args[i] = svc->args[i];
 			}
+			wordfree(&we);
 		} else {
 			i = 0;
 			args[i++] = svc->cmd;
@@ -372,12 +528,11 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 		sig_unblock();
 
 		/*
-		 * The setsid() call is the most humble of all in this
-		 * function.  It takes care to detach the process from
-		 * its controlling terminal, preventing daemons from
-		 * leaking to the console, and allowing us to run such
-		 * programs like `lxc-start -F` in the foreground to
-		 * properly monitor them.
+		 * The setsid() call takes care to detach the process
+		 * from its controlling terminal, preventing daemons
+		 * from leaking to the console, and allowing us to run
+		 * such programs like `lxc-start -F` in the foreground
+		 * to properly monitor them.
 		 *
 		 * If you find yourself here wanting to fix the output
 		 * to the console at boot, for debugging or similar,
@@ -386,9 +541,9 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 		setsid();
 
 		if (svc_is_runtask(svc))
-			status = exec_runtask(svc->cmd, args);
+			status = exec_runtask(args[0], &args[1]);
 		else
-			status = execvp(svc->cmd, args);
+			status = execvp(args[0], &args[1]);
 
 		_exit(status);
 	} else if (debug) {
@@ -396,7 +551,7 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_SVC_ARGS; i++) {
 			if (strlen(svc->args[i]) == 0)
-				continue;
+				break;
 			if (buf[0])
 				strlcat(buf, " ", sizeof(buf));
 			strlcat(buf, svc->args[i], sizeof(buf));
@@ -661,6 +816,19 @@ static void parse_log(svc_t *svc, char *arg)
 	}
 }
 
+static void parse_env(svc_t *svc, char *env)
+{
+	if (!env)
+		return;
+
+	if (strlen(env) >= sizeof(svc->env)) {
+		_e("%s: env file is too long (>%d chars)", svc->cmd, sizeof(svc->env));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strlcpy(svc->env, env, sizeof(svc->env));
+}
+
 static void parse_sighalt(svc_t *svc, char *arg)
 {
 	int signo;
@@ -798,7 +966,7 @@ int service_register(int type, char *cfg, struct rlimit rlimit[], char *file)
 	char *cmd, *desc, *runlevels = NULL, *cond = NULL;
 	char *username = NULL, *log = NULL, *pid = NULL;
 	char *name = NULL, *halt = NULL, *delay = NULL;
-	char *id = NULL;
+	char *id = NULL, *env = NULL;
 	int levels = 0;
 	int manual = 0;
 	char *line;
@@ -860,6 +1028,8 @@ int service_register(int type, char *cfg, struct rlimit rlimit[], char *file)
 			halt = &cmd[5];
 		else if (!strncasecmp(cmd, "kill:", 5))
 			delay = &cmd[5];
+		else if (!strncasecmp(cmd, "env:", 4))
+			env = &cmd[4];
 		else
 			break;
 
@@ -925,6 +1095,8 @@ int service_register(int type, char *cfg, struct rlimit rlimit[], char *file)
 		parse_log(svc, log);
 	if (desc)
 		strlcpy(svc->desc, desc, sizeof(svc->desc));
+	if (env)
+		parse_env(svc, env);
 
 	/* Set configured limits */
 	memcpy(svc->rlimit, rlimit, sizeof(svc->rlimit));
diff --git a/src/svc.c b/src/svc.c
index 61b0efa7..b3eb29a0 100644
--- a/src/svc.c
+++ b/src/svc.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ svc_t *svc_find_by_nameid(char *name, char *id)
 }
 
 /**
- * svc_find_by_plidfile - Find an service object by its PID file
+ * svc_find_by_plidfile - Find a service by its PID file
  * @fn: PID file, can be absolute path or relative to /run
  *
  * This function is primarily used by the pidfile plugin to track the
@@ -412,32 +412,13 @@ svc_t *svc_find_by_nameid(char *name, char *id)
 svc_t *svc_find_by_pidfile(char *fn)
 {
 	svc_t *svc, *iter = NULL;
-	char adjpath[strlen(fn) + 10]; /* + sizeof("/var/run/") */
-	char fnpath[PATH_MAX];
+	pid_t pid;
 
-	pid_runpath(fn, adjpath, sizeof(adjpath));
-	if (!realpath(adjpath, fnpath)) {
-		if (errno != ENOENT)
-			_pe("adjpath: %s, errno %d", adjpath, errno);
+	pid = pid_file_read(fn);
+	if (pid == -1)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	for (svc = svc_iterator(&iter, 1); svc; svc = svc_iterator(&iter, 0)) {
-		char path[PATH_MAX];
-		char *pidfn;
-		pid_t pid;
-
-		pidfn = pid_file(svc);
-		if (!pidfn || !realpath(pidfn, path)) {
-			if (errno != ENOENT)
-				_pe("pidfn: %s, errno %d", pidfn ?: "<NULL>", errno);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (!string_compare(fnpath, path))
-			continue;
-
-		pid = pid_file_read(path);
 		if (svc->pid != pid)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/src/svc.h b/src/svc.h
index 83f3cd68..23cd5a81 100644
--- a/src/svc.h
+++ b/src/svc.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ typedef struct svc {
 	char	       cmd[MAX_ARG_LEN];
 	char	       args[MAX_NUM_SVC_ARGS][MAX_ARG_LEN];
 	char	       desc[MAX_STR_LEN];
+	char	       env[MAX_ARG_LEN];
 
 	/*
 	 * Used to forcefully kill services that won't shutdown on
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index ba325e35..d8cf90c7 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 EXTRA_DIST		 = lib.sh testenv_exec.sh testenv_start.sh
-EXTRA_DIST		+= test_root/Makefile test_root/busybox-x86_64.md5
-EXTRA_DIST		+= test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= test-root/Makefile test-root/busybox-x86_64.md5
+EXTRA_DIST		+= test-root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= setup-root.sh teardown-root.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= common/service.conf common/service.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= checkself.sh
-EXTRA_DIST		+= setup_root.sh
-EXTRA_DIST		+= teardown_root.sh
-EXTRA_DIST		+= test_start_stop_service/test.sh
-EXTRA_DIST		+= test_start_stop_service/service.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config/test.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service/test.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh
 
-AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	 = TESTS_ROOT='$(builddir)/test_root/';
+AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	 = TESTS_ROOT='$(abs_builddir)/test-root/';
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export TESTS_ROOT;
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export LD_LIBRARY_PATH;
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= PREFIX=$(prefix);
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export PREFIX;
 
 TESTS			 = checkself.sh
-TESTS			+= setup_root.sh
-TESTS			+= test_start_stop_service/test.sh
-TESTS			+= teardown_root.sh
+TESTS			+= setup-root.sh
+TESTS			+= add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh
+TESTS			+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config/test.sh
+TESTS			+= start-stop-service/test.sh
+TESTS			+= start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh
+TESTS			+= teardown-root.sh
diff --git a/test/add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config/test.sh b/test/add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..af90b983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown."
+
+    texec rm -f "$FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+    texec rm -f /test_assets/service.sh
+}
+
+say "Test start $(date)"
+
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TESTS_ROOT"/test_assets/
+
+say "Add a dynamic service in $FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
+
+say 'Remove the dynamic service from /etc/finit.d/service.conf'
+texec sh -c "echo > $FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
diff --git a/test/add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh b/test/add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e4b19c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown."
+
+    texec rm -f "$FINIT_CONF"
+    texec rm -f /test_assets/service.sh
+}
+
+say "Test start $(date)"
+
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TESTS_ROOT"/test_assets/
+
+say "Add a dynamic service in $FINIT_CONF"
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
+
+say 'Remove the dynamic service from /etc/finit.conf'
+texec sh -c "echo > $FINIT_CONF"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
diff --git a/test/common/service.conf b/test/common/service.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fd97586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common/service.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh
diff --git a/test/test_start_stop_service/service.sh b/test/common/service.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_start_stop_service/service.sh
rename to test/common/service.sh
diff --git a/test/lib.sh b/test/lib.sh
index 8356976f..228680eb 100755
--- a/test/lib.sh
+++ b/test/lib.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+assert_num_children() {
+    assert "$1 services are running" "$(texec pgrep -P 1 "$2" | wc -l)" -eq "$1"
+}
+
 texec() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    TESTS_ROOT=. "$TEST_DIR/testenv_exec.sh" "$finit_pid" "$@"
+    "$TEST_DIR/testenv_exec.sh" "$finit_pid" "$@"
 }
 
 pause() {
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ fg_red='\e[1;31m'
 fg_green='\e[1;32m'
 fg_yellow='\e[1;33m'
 log() {
-    printf "< TEST > %b%b%b %s\n" "$1" "$2" "$color_reset" "$3"
+    printf "< $TEST_NAME > %b%b%b %s\n" "$1" "$2" "$color_reset" "$3"
 }
 
 assert() {
@@ -69,6 +73,11 @@ say() {
 
 teardown() {
     test_status="$?"
+
+    if type test_teardown > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+	test_teardown
+    fi
+
     log "$color_reset" '--' ''
     if [ "$test_status" -eq 0 ]; then
         log "$fg_green" 'TEST PASS' ''
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ teardown() {
     fi
 
     wait
+    rm -f "$TESTS_ROOT"/running_test.pid
 }
 
 trap teardown EXIT
@@ -87,12 +97,22 @@ trap teardown EXIT
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 . "$TESTS_ROOT/../test.env"
 
-log "$color_reset" 'Test start' ''
-log "$color_reset" '--' ''
+TEST_NAME="$(dirname "$0")"
+TEST_NAME=${TEST_NAME#*/}
+export TEST_NAME
 
-# Setup
+# Setup test environment
+
+# Setup test environment
 "$TEST_DIR/testenv_start.sh" finit &
 finit_ppid=$!
+echo "$finit_ppid" > "$TESTS_ROOT"/running_test.pid
+
+>&2 echo "Hint: Execute 'test/testenv_enter.sh' to enter the test namespace"
+>&2 echo "finit conf '$FINIT_CONF'"
+>&2 echo "finit_conf dir '$FINIT_RCSD'"
+log "$color_reset" 'Setup of test environment done' ''
+
 finit_pid=$(retry "pgrep -P $finit_ppid")
 
 tty=/dev/$(texec cat /sys/class/tty/console/active)
diff --git a/test/setup_root.sh b/test/setup-root.sh
similarity index 58%
rename from test/setup_root.sh
rename to test/setup-root.sh
index 4666d9d7..7f9ead5a 100755
--- a/test/setup_root.sh
+++ b/test/setup-root.sh
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ set -eu
 if [ ! -f "$srcdir"/../config.status ]; then
     "$srcdir"/../configure --prefix=/
     make
-    make DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test_root/" install
+    make DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test-root/" install
 
-    mkdir -p test_root/bin
-    cp "${srcdir}/test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh" test_root/bin
-    cp "${srcdir}/test_root/busybox-x86_64.md5" test_root/
-    cp "${srcdir}/test_root/Makefile" test_root/
-    make -C test_root/
+    mkdir -p test-root/bin
+    cp "${srcdir}/test-root/bin/chrootsetup.sh" test-root/bin
+    cp "${srcdir}/test-root/busybox-x86_64.md5" test-root/
+    cp "${srcdir}/test-root/Makefile" test-root/
+    make -C test-root/
     config_h='./config.h'
     echo "export PATH=/bin:/sbin" > test.env
 else
-    make -C ../ DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test_root/" install
-    FINITBIN=../../src/finit make -C test_root/
+    make -C ../ DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test-root/" install
+    FINITBIN=../../src/finit make -C test-root/
     config_h='../config.h'
     echo "export PATH=/bin:/sbin:$PREFIX/sbin:$PREFIX/bin" > test.env
 fi
diff --git a/test/start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh b/test/start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0fe91094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown."
+
+    texec rm -f "$FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+    texec rm -f /test_assets/service.sh
+}
+
+say "Test start $(date)"
+
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TESTS_ROOT"/test_assets/
+
+say "Add service stanza in $FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_RCSD/service.conf"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
+
+say 'Stop the service'
+texec sh -c "initctl stop service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
+
+say 'Start the service again'
+texec sh -c "initctl start service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
diff --git a/test/start-stop-service/test.sh b/test/start-stop-service/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8125f6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/start-stop-service/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown."
+
+    texec rm -f "$FINIT_CONF"
+    texec rm -f /test_assets/service.sh
+}
+
+say "Test start $(date)"
+
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TESTS_ROOT"/test_assets/
+
+say "Add service stanza in $FINIT_CONF"
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
+
+say 'Stop the service'
+texec sh -c "initctl stop service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
+
+say 'Start the service again'
+texec sh -c "initctl start service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
diff --git a/test/teardown-root.sh b/test/teardown-root.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..88609938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/teardown-root.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+if [ -d test-root/var/lock ]; then
+    chmod +r test-root/var/lock
+fi
+make -C test-root/ clean
+rm -f test.env
diff --git a/test/teardown_root.sh b/test/teardown_root.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e0649cce..00000000
--- a/test/teardown_root.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -eu
-
-if [ -d test_root/var/lock ]; then
-    chmod +r test_root/var/lock
-fi
-make -C test_root/ clean
-rm -f test.env
diff --git a/test/test_root/.gitignore b/test/test-root/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_root/.gitignore
rename to test/test-root/.gitignore
diff --git a/test/test_root/Makefile b/test/test-root/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_root/Makefile
rename to test/test-root/Makefile
diff --git a/test/test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh b/test/test-root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from test/test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
rename to test/test-root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
index e4810294..22581683 100755
--- a/test/test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
+++ b/test/test-root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mount -n -t tmpfs none /dev
 mount -t proc none /proc
 mount -t sysfs none /sys
 # mount -t tmpfs none /tmp
-mount -t tmpfs none /etc
+# mount -t tmpfs none /etc
 
 # mkdir -p /dev/pts
 # mount -t devpts none /dev/pts
diff --git a/test/test_root/busybox-x86_64.md5 b/test/test-root/busybox-x86_64.md5
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_root/busybox-x86_64.md5
rename to test/test-root/busybox-x86_64.md5
diff --git a/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh b/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 68eb7e1b..00000000
--- a/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -eu
-
-TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
-# shellcheck source=/dev/null
-. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
-
-assert_num_children() {
-    assert "$1 services are running" "$(texec pgrep -P 1 "$2" | wc -l)" -eq "$1"
-}
-
-# Test
-say 'Set up a service'
-cp "$TEST_DIR"/test_start_stop_service/service.sh "$TESTS_ROOT"/test_assets/
-texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF"
-
-say 'Reload Finit'
-texec kill -SIGHUP 1
-
-retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
-
-say 'Remove the service'
-texec sh -c "echo > $FINIT_CONF"
-
-say 'Reload Finit'
-texec kill -SIGHUP 1
-
-retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
-
-# Teardown
-rm -f "$TESTS_ROOT"/bin/service.sh
diff --git a/test/testenv_enter.sh b/test/testenv_enter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8a04fa43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testenv_enter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+cmd=""
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+    cmd="/bin/sh"
+else
+    cmd=$1
+    shift
+fi
+
+PID_FILE=$(dirname "$0")/test-root/running_test.pid
+
+if [ -f  "$PID_FILE" ] ; then
+    target=$(cat "$PID_FILE")
+    target=$(pgrep -P "$target")
+else
+    echo "No test running!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+"$(dirname "$0")"/testenv_exec.sh "$target" "$cmd" "$@"
diff --git a/test/testenv_exec.sh b/test/testenv_exec.sh
index 72e1db70..bb2494e1 100755
--- a/test/testenv_exec.sh
+++ b/test/testenv_exec.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ target="$1"
 shift
 
 TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
-TESTS_ROOT="${TESTS_ROOT:-$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test_root}"
+TESTS_ROOT="${TESTS_ROOT:-$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test-root}"
 
 nsenter=$(command -v nsenter)
 chroot=$(command -v chroot)
diff --git a/test/testenv_start.sh b/test/testenv_start.sh
index 04278de6..fb384027 100755
--- a/test/testenv_start.sh
+++ b/test/testenv_start.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
-TESTS_ROOT="${TESTS_ROOT:-$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test_root}"
-
->&2 echo "Hint: Execute '${TEST_DIR}/testenv_exec.sh \$(pgrep -P $$) /bin/sh; reset' to enter the test namespace"
+TESTS_ROOT="${TESTS_ROOT:-$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test-root}"
 
 unshare=$(command -v unshare)
 chroot=$(command -v chroot)