diff --git a/init.d/hwdetect b/init.d/hwdetect
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f230b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d/hwdetect
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env watchman
+
+service_type='oneshot'
+
+start() {
+	watchman.msg "Running module autodetect..."
+	watchman.start
+}
+
+spawn() {
+	# The Alpine Linux hwdetect script runs this twice.
+	# Apparently to make sure we get devices that appear after loading a module on the first run.
+	find /sys -name modalias -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sort -u | xargs modprobe -b -a 2>/dev/null
+	find /sys -name modalias -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sort -u | xargs modprobe -b -a 2>/dev/null
+
+	# This script cannot be regarded as failed. It has no definitive failure state.
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/init.d/lo.iface b/init.d/lo.iface
index 7f3f3ad..2ad1484 100755
--- a/init.d/lo.iface
+++ b/init.d/lo.iface
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ wait_for_iface() {
 	done
 }
 
-spawn() {
+start() {
 	watchman.msg "Activating the $cfg_iface interface..."
+	watchman.start
 
 	wait_for_iface || {
 		echo "Interface $cfg_iface failed to come up!"
@@ -24,13 +25,7 @@ spawn() {
 }
 
 stop() {
-	watchman.status || {
-		watchman.err "$service_name is already disabled"
-		return 1
-	}
-
 	watchman.msg "Deactivating the $cfg_iface interface..."
-
 	ip link set "${cfg_iface}" down
 	watchman.stop
 }