diff --git a/init.d/devfs b/init.d/devfs
index d166c80..b25176e 100755
--- a/init.d/devfs
+++ b/init.d/devfs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
-# As of spark-rc 1.1.5, this script is deprecated
 
 service_type='oneshot'
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ cfg_mounts+=( '/dev/pts:devpts:noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620:/dev/pts' )
 cfg_mounts+=( '/dev/mqueue:mqueue:noexec,nosuid,nodev:/dev/mqueue' )
 cfg_mounts+=( 'tmpfs:tmpfs:defaults,mode=0777:/dev/shm' )
 
-start() {
+spawn() {
 	for m in ${cfg_mounts[@]}; do
 		fs_dev=`echo "$m" | cut -d':' -f1`
 		fs_type=`echo "$m" | cut -d':' -f2`
diff --git a/init.d/devfs-links b/init.d/devfs-links
index 1fd68e9..2317ed6 100755
--- a/init.d/devfs-links
+++ b/init.d/devfs-links
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
 # This is a script to set up the links in /dev in absence of e?(u|s?m)dev.
+# Run this _after_ miscfs.
 
 service_type='oneshot'
 
 # Config moved to conf.d
 
-start() {
+spawn() {
 	for l in "${cfg_links[@]}"; do
 		IFS=';' read dest link <<< "$l"
 
diff --git a/init.d/devfs-permissions b/init.d/devfs-permissions
index eb41ec2..83922c3 100755
--- a/init.d/devfs-permissions
+++ b/init.d/devfs-permissions
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
 # This is a script to set up the right permissions in /dev in absence of e?(u|s?m)dev.
+# Run this _after_ miscfs.
 
 service_type='oneshot'
 
 # Config moved to conf.d
 
-start() {
+spawn() {
 	for d in "${cfg_devices[@]}"; do
 		IFS=';' read device owner perms <<< "$d"
 
diff --git a/init.d/eudev b/init.d/eudev
index 19de506..dd9fa48 100755
--- a/init.d/eudev
+++ b/init.d/eudev
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ service_command='/usr/bin/udevd'
 
 cfg_udev_settle_timeout="${cfg_udev_settle_timeout:-60}"
 
+depends devfs
+
 udev.populate_dev() {
 	watchman.msg "Populating /dev with udev..."
 	udevadm trigger --type=subsystems --action=add
diff --git a/init.d/hostname b/init.d/hostname
index 823826b..dde1ce0 100755
--- a/init.d/hostname
+++ b/init.d/hostname
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
 
-
 service_type='oneshot'
 service_command='hostname'
 service_args="$cfg_hostname"
diff --git a/init.d/iptables b/init.d/iptables
index 97e3ce8..a4527be 100755
--- a/init.d/iptables
+++ b/init.d/iptables
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ service_type='oneshot'
 cfg_ip4dump='/etc/iptables/ip4.rules'
 cfg_ip6dump='/etc/iptables/ip6.rules'
 
-start() {
+spawn() {
 	watchman.msg "Restoring netfilter rules..."
 
 	[[ -f "$cfg_ip4dump" ]] && {
diff --git a/init.d/mdev b/init.d/mdev
index 83adcc4..23ce0cb 100755
--- a/init.d/mdev
+++ b/init.d/mdev
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
 
+depends devfs
+
 service_command='/usr/local/sbin/mdev'
 service_rgs='-s'
 
diff --git a/init.d/miscfs b/init.d/miscfs
index 6bec271..afbe614 100755
--- a/init.d/miscfs
+++ b/init.d/miscfs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
-# As of spark-rc 1.1.5, this script is deprecated
 
 service_type='oneshot'
 
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ cfg_mounts+=( 'proc:proc:defaults:/proc' )
 cfg_mounts+=( 'run:tmpfs:defaults:/run' )
 cfg_mounts+=( 'sys:sysfs:defaults:/sys' )
 
-start() {
+spawn() {
 	for m in ${cfg_mounts[@]}; do
 		fs_dev=`echo "$m" | cut -d':' -f1`
 		fs_type=`echo "$m" | cut -d':' -f2`
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ start() {
 		}
 	done
 
-	touch "${cfg_rundir}/${service_name}.done"
-
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/init.d/mount b/init.d/mount
index 3daf518..68924bc 100755
--- a/init.d/mount
+++ b/init.d/mount
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env watchman
 
+depends miscfs
+
 service_type='oneshot'
 
-start() {
+spawn() {
 	[[ -w / ]] || { mount -o remount,rw /; }
 	mount -a
 	swapon -a
diff --git a/init.d/rc.local b/init.d/rc.local
index cc2445c..6dc2a68 100755
--- a/init.d/rc.local
+++ b/init.d/rc.local
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ service_args='/etc/rc.local'
 unset stop
 
 start() {
-	[[ -f "/etc/rc.local" ]] && { watchman.start; }
+	[[ -f "/etc/rc.local" ]] && {
+		watchman.start
+	}
 }
diff --git a/init.d/sshd b/init.d/sshd
index 0a38cf1..7e0a55a 100755
--- a/init.d/sshd
+++ b/init.d/sshd
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ service_args="-D -f $cfg_sshd_cfgdir/sshd_config"
 
 sshd_genkeys() {
 	[[ -e "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_key" ]] || { ssh-keygen -A; }
-	watchman.start
 }
 
-start() { sshd_genkeys; }
+start() {
+	sshd_genkeys
+	watchman.start
+}
diff --git a/init.d/sysctl b/init.d/sysctl
index 10353d3..da6c4dd 100755
--- a/init.d/sysctl
+++ b/init.d/sysctl
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ service_type='oneshot'
 service_command='/sbin/sysctl'
 service_args="-p /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf"
 
-start() {
-	watchman.start
-}
-
 unset restart reload
diff --git a/init.d/systemd-udevd b/init.d/systemd-udevd
index 3af498a..2c3ddb4 100755
--- a/init.d/systemd-udevd
+++ b/init.d/systemd-udevd
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ service_command='/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd'
 
 cfg_udev_settle_timeout="${cfg_udev_settle_timeout:-60}"
 
+depends devfs
+
 udev.populate_dev() {
 	watchman.msg "Populating /dev with udev..."
 	udevadm trigger --type=subsystems --action=add