diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/default/ospfd b/board/common/rootfs/etc/default/ospfd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38021e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/default/ospfd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# --log-level debug
+OSPFD_ARGS="-A 127.0.0.1 -u frr -g frr -f /etc/frr/ospfd.conf --log syslog"
diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/default/zebra b/board/common/rootfs/etc/default/zebra
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ce4e34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/default/zebra
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# --log-level debug
+ZEBRA_ARGS="-A 127.0.0.1 -u frr -g frr --log syslog "
diff --git a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/ospfd.conf b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/ospfd.conf
index b7757581..e4652ff1 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/ospfd.conf
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/ospfd.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-service [2345] log:null <!pid/zebra> ospfd -A 127.0.0.1 -u frr -g frr -f /etc/frr/ospfd.conf -- OSPF daemon
+service <!pid/zebra> env:-/etc/default/ospfd \
+	[2345] ospfd $OSPFD_ARGS -- OSPF daemon
diff --git a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/zebra.conf b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/zebra.conf
index 85aa22fd..45d39484 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/zebra.conf
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/frr/zebra.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-service [2345] <!> pid:!/run/frr/zebra.pid zebra -A 127.0.0.1 -u frr -g frr -- Zebra routing daemon
+service <!> pid:!/run/frr/zebra.pid env:-/etc/default/zebra \
+	[2345] zebra $ZEBRA_ARGS -- Zebra routing daemon