diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.restart b/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.restart
deleted file mode 100755
index 2784d4384..000000000
--- a/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.restart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. /etc/rc.conf.d/haproxy
-
-if [ "x${haproxy_hardstop}" == "xYES" ]; then
-    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy configtest && /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy hardstop
-fi
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.stop b/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.stop
index cac76c6b6..e05a629cd 100755
--- a/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.stop
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.stop
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-. /etc/rc.conf.d/haproxy
-
-if [ "x${haproxy_hardstop}" == "xYES" ]; then
-    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy hardstop
-fi
+/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh stop
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..163448ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -f /etc/rc.conf.d/haproxy ]; then
+. /etc/rc.conf.d/haproxy
+fi
+
+case "$1" in
+stop|restart)
+    if [ "${haproxy_hardstop}" == "YES" ]; then
+        rcprefix="hard"
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac
+
+/usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy ${rcprefix}${1}
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_haproxy.conf b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_haproxy.conf
index c68da0d51..1ee61b638 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_haproxy.conf
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ type:script_output
 message:setup haproxy service requirements
 
 [start]
-command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/setup.sh; /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy start
+command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/setup.sh; /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh start
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:starting haproxy
 
 [stop]
-command:/usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.stop; /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy stop; /usr/bin/killall haproxy; exit 0
+command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh stop; /usr/bin/killall haproxy; exit 0
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:stopping haproxy
 
 [restart]
-command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/setup.sh; /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-haproxy.restart; /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy restart
+command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/setup.sh; /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:restarting haproxy
 
 [reconfigure]
-command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/setup.sh; /usr/local/etc/rc.d/haproxy reload
+command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/setup.sh; /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/HAProxy/rc-wrapper.sh reload
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:reconfiguring haproxy