diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/.empty b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/profeth.conf b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/profeth.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee5f074e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/profeth.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+local7.*		-/var/log/profinet.log
diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/tmpfiles.d/snmpd.conf b/board/common/rootfs/etc/tmpfiles.d/snmpd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d464f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/tmpfiles.d/snmpd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d  /var/run/agentx	- - -
diff --git a/package/profeth/profeth.mk b/package/profeth/profeth.mk
index 25374cb0..3f689e24 100644
--- a/package/profeth/profeth.mk
+++ b/package/profeth/profeth.mk
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ define PROFETH_INSTALL_EXTRA
 	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/sysctl.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/sysctl.d/profeth.conf
 	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/set_profinet_leds $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/
 	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/set_network_parameters $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/
-	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/profeth
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/snmp
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/tmpfiles.d
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/default
 	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/snmpd.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/snmp/
-	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/tmpfiles.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/tmpfiles.d/snmpd.conf
+	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/tmpfiles.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/tmpfiles.d/profeth.conf
 	cp $(PROFETH_PKGDIR)/default $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/default/profeth
 endef
 PROFETH_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += PROFETH_INSTALL_EXTRA
diff --git a/package/profeth/tmpfiles.conf b/package/profeth/tmpfiles.conf
index 751b8e0e..3765fd45 100644
--- a/package/profeth/tmpfiles.conf
+++ b/package/profeth/tmpfiles.conf
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-# For Net-SNMP
-d  /var/run/agentx	- - -
-
+d  /var/lib/profeth	- - -
diff --git a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/profeth.conf b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/profeth.conf
index aeb5ca91..e7d30018 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/profeth.conf
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/profeth.conf
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-service [2345789] <pid/snmpd> env:-/etc/default/profeth profeth -s infix -p /etc/profeth $PROFETH_ARGS -- PROFΞTH daemon
+service if:<boot/profinet> [2345789] <net/vlan1/up,pid/snmpd> \
+	log:prio:local7.info,tag:profeth		      \
+	env:-/etc/default/profeth			      \
+	profeth -s infix -p /var/lib/profeth $PROFETH_ARGS -- PROFΞTH daemon