diff --git a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison
index 1e3fa9a4cc..213997cdc0 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison
+++ b/packages/x11/other/ratpoison/init.d/73_ratpoison
@@ -22,12 +22,19 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec
 
-(
-  progress "starting Windowmanager"
+case $RUNLEVEL in
+  boot)
+    (
+      progress "starting Windowmanager"
 
-  # waiting for Xorg to start
-    wait_for_xorg
+      # waiting for Xorg to start
+        wait_for_xorg
 
-  # starting ratpoison
-    DISPLAY=:0.0 ratpoison > /dev/null 2>&1
-)&
+      # starting ratpoison
+        DISPLAY=:0.0 ratpoison > /dev/null 2>&1
+    )&
+    ;;
+
+  poweroff|reboot)
+    ;;
+esac