diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 53334075..85e34196 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(rc-local,
 	[rclocal=$withval], [rclocal=yes])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(sysconfig,
-        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-sysconfig=DIR], [Enviroment config directory, default /etc/default]),
-	[sysconfig=$withval], [sysconfig=yes])
+        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-sysconfig=DIR], [System environment, default /etc/default & /etc/conf.d]),
+	[sysconfig=$withval], [sysconfig=default])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(hostname,
         AS_HELP_STRING([--with-hostname=NAME], [If /etc/hostname is missing, default: noname]),
@@ -170,11 +170,10 @@ AC_EXPAND_DIR(rclocal_path, "$rclocal")
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(FINIT_RC_LOCAL, "$rclocal_path", [Compat SysV /etc/rc.local file to run last at boot.])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_sysconfig" != "xno"], [
-	AS_IF([test "x$sysconfig" = "xyes"], [
-		sysconfig=$sysconfdir/default])
-	AC_EXPAND_DIR(sysconfig_path, "$sysconfig")
-	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(FINIT_SYSCONFIG, "$sysconfig_path",
-			    [System environment, default /etc/default])])
+	AS_IF([test "x$sysconfig" != "xdefault"], [
+		    AC_EXPAND_DIR(sysconfig_path, "$sysconfig")
+		    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(FINIT_SYSCONFIG, "$sysconfig_path",
+			    [System environment, default /etc/default & /etc/conf.d])])])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_heading" != "xno"], [
 	AS_IF([test "x$heading" = "xyes"], [
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ cat <<EOF
   Finit config.d path...: $rcsd_path
   Finit plugin path.....: $plugin_path
   Compat rc.local path..: $rclocal_path
-  System environment....: $sysconfig_path
+  System environment....: ${sysconfig_path:-${sysconfig}}
   Random seed path......: $random_path
   C Compiler............: $CC $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $LIBS
   Linker................: $LD $LLDP_LDFLAGS $LLDP_BIN_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS $LIBS
diff --git a/contrib/alpine/build.sh b/contrib/alpine/build.sh
index ea20792c..66974b91 100755
--- a/contrib/alpine/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/alpine/build.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./configure	\
 		 --sysconfdir=/etc		--localstatedir=/var		\
 		 --enable-dbus-plugin		--enable-x11-common-plugin	\
 		 --enable-alsa-utils-plugin	--enable-watchdog		\
-		 --with-sysconfig=/etc/conf.d	--with-hostname=alpine		\
 		 --with-heading="Alpine Linux 3.13"
 
 echo
diff --git a/contrib/debian/build.sh b/contrib/debian/build.sh
index 508b6b42..e72a3838 100755
--- a/contrib/debian/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/debian/build.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ echo
     --enable-dbus-plugin              --enable-x11-common-plugin	\
     --enable-alsa-utils-plugin						\
     --with-random-seed=/var/lib/urandom/random-seed			\
-    --with-heading="Debian GNU/Linux" --with-hostname="stretch"
+    --with-heading="Debian GNU/Linux"
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo
diff --git a/contrib/void/build.sh b/contrib/void/build.sh
index 844a4214..6b8cb7e8 100755
--- a/contrib/void/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/void/build.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ fi
 # The plugins are optional, but you may need D-Bus and X11 if you want
 # to run X-Window, the other configure flags are however required.
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./configure	\
-		 --prefix=/usr                 --exec-prefix=			\
-		 --sysconfdir=/etc             --localstatedir=/var		\
-                 --enable-dbus-plugin          --enable-x11-common-plugin	\
-		 --enable-alsa-utils-plugin    					\
-		 --with-heading="Void Linux"   --with-hostname=void
+		 --prefix=/usr                  --exec-prefix=			\
+		 --sysconfdir=/etc              --localstatedir=/var		\
+                 --enable-dbus-plugin           --enable-x11-common-plugin	\
+		 --enable-alsa-utils-plugin	--enable-watchdog		\
+		 --with-heading="Void Linux"
 
 echo
 echo "*** Building ..."
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 0d57cdbd..f01be578 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -855,9 +855,12 @@ int conf_monitor(void)
 	rc += iwatch_add(&iw_conf, FINIT_CONF, 0);
 
 	/*
-	 * Systems with /etc/default, or similar, can also monitor changes
-	 * in env files sourced by .conf files (above)
+	 * Systems with /etc/default, /etc/conf.d, or similar, can also
+	 * monitor changes in env files sourced by .conf files (above)
+	 * define your own with --with-sysconfig=/path/to/envfiles
 	 */
+	rc += iwatch_add(&iw_conf, "/etc/default/", IN_ONLYDIR);
+	rc += iwatch_add(&iw_conf, "/etc/conf.d/", IN_ONLYDIR);
 #ifdef FINIT_SYSCONFIG
 	rc += iwatch_add(&iw_conf, FINIT_SYSCONFIG, IN_ONLYDIR);
 #endif