diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35ef6dcb763a8d542d6f8c68732abad7c5edde0d..79dfe25e04dcf708ee784dde8754377c5131c0d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ frewe-client: frewe-client.c http_fetcher.c http_error_codes.c
 	gcc frewe-client.c http_fetcher.c http_error_codes.c -o frewe-client -lusb -lm -lcrypto
 
 install: frewe-client
-	service frewe-client stop
+	cp rc.frewe-client /etc/init.d/frewe-client
+	cp frewe-client.cfg /etc && echo "please edit /etc/frewe-client.cfg"
+	chmod 755  /etc/init.d/frewe-client
+	update-rc.d frewe-client defaults
+	service frewe-client stop || true
 	cp frewe-client /usr/local/bin/
-	service frewe-client start
+	service frewe-client start || true
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o frewe-client