diff --git a/services/sysctl b/services/sysctl
index 07a1801..e6ae815 100755
--- a/services/sysctl
+++ b/services/sysctl
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 unset reload
 
 service_type='oneshot'
-service_command='/usr/bin/sysctl'
+service_command=( /usr/bin/sysctl -p )
 
 pre_start() {
 	for i in /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/* /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*; do
-		[[ -f "$i" ]] && {
-			sysctl_config_files+=( "$i" )
-		}
+		[[ -f "$i" ]] && sysctl_config_files+=( "$i" )
 	done
 
-	service_command+=( -p "${sysctl_config_files[@]}" )
+	[[ "$sysctl_config_files" ]] || {
+		printf 'No configuration for sysctl found!\n'
+		return 3
+	}
+
+	service_command+=( "${sysctl_config_files[@]}" )
 }