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