diff --git a/tools/init.d/template b/tools/init.d/template
index 43355578c03..cc5a66697cb 100755
--- a/tools/init.d/template
+++ b/tools/init.d/template
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CRONFILE=/etc/cron.d/@CRONFILE@
 [ -x $BINDIR/$PROGRAM ] || exit 0
 
 CNFFILE=$SYSCONFDIR/config.xml
+CONFFILE=$SYSCONFDIR/config.conf
 PIDFILE=$PIDDIR/$PROGRAM.pid
 LOCKFILE=$LOCALSTATEDIR/$PROGRAM
 RETVAL=0
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ start()
 		chown -R $USER:$GROUP $LOGDIR
 		chown -R $USER:$GROUP $PIDDIR
 
+		xsltproc /usr/local/lib/short2old.xsl $CONFFILE | xmlstarlet fo -t > $CNFFILE
+		[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo FAILED && exit 1
 		su -l $USER -s $SHELL -c "\"$BINDIR/$PROGRAM\" --daemon --pid-file=\"$PIDFILE\" --config-file=\"$CNFFILE\""
 		EXIT_STATUS=$?
 	fi