diff --git a/rc.conf b/rc.conf
index 08fb49a..518162a 100644
--- a/rc.conf
+++ b/rc.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cfg_hostname='changeme'
 
 # Services
 cfg_services+=( 'fsck' 'mount' 'systemd-udevd' 'sysctl' ) # Services that need tp be started in an order
-cfg_services+=( '@lo.iface' '@crond' '@dbus' '@alsa' ) # These start in parallel.
+cfg_services+=( '@lo.iface' ) # These start in parallel.
 cfg_services+=( @agetty-tty{2..6} ) # Comment this if your init starts something on the ttys itself.
 cfg_services+=( 'rc.local' ) # Traditionally, rc.local starts last. Technically here it doesn't. Not quite :)
 
diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index 1971ce9..09f3f25 100755
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rc.rescue() { exec "${cfg_rc_rescue_shell:-"$SHELL"}"; }
 rc.motd() {
 	[[ -f "/etc/rc.motd" ]] && {
 		while read; do
-			printf "$REPLY"
+			printf "%s\n" "$REPLY"
 		done < "/etc/rc.motd"
 	}
 
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ rc.tmpdirs() {
 
 rc.mount_misc() {
 	for m in "${cfg_mounts[@]}"; do
-		IFS=':' read fs fs_type mountpoint mount_options <<< "$m"
+		echo "$m" | while IFS=':' read fs fs_type mountpoint mount_options; do
+			[[ "$mount_options" ]] || { mount_options='defaults'; }
 
-		[[ "$mount_options" ]] || { mount_options='defaults'; }
-
-		mountpoint -q "$mountpoint" || {
-			[[ -d "$mountpoint" ]] || { mkdir -p "$mountpoint"; }
-			mount "$fs" -n -t "$fs_type" -o "$mount_options" "$mountpoint"
-		}
+			mountpoint -q "$mountpoint" || {
+				[[ -d "$mountpoint" ]] || { mkdir -p "$mountpoint"; }
+				mount "$fs" -n -t "$fs_type" -o "$mount_options" "$mountpoint"
+			}
+		done
 	done
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ rc.shutdown() {
 }
 
 rc.hostname() {
+	[[ -f '/etc/hostname' ]] && { hostname "$(</etc/hostname)"; }
 	[[ "$cfg_hostname" ]] && { hostname "$cfg_hostname"; }
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ rc.main() {
 
 	case "$action" in
 		boot)
-			echo "Welcome to `uname -rs`"
+			echo "Welcome to $(uname -rs)"
 			rc.boot
 		;;