diff --git a/lib/rc.lua b/lib/rc.lua
index e4f1f52..b5ea311 100644
--- a/lib/rc.lua
+++ b/lib/rc.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local serial = require "serialization"
 
 local rc = {}
+rc.paths = "/boot/service\n/pkg/service"
 rc.pids = {}
 local service = {}
 local cfg = {}
@@ -23,6 +24,21 @@ local function saveConfig()
 end
 
 function rc.load(name,force) -- string boolean -- table -- Attempts to load service *name*, and if *force* is true, replaces the current instance.
+ if not package.loaded[name] or force then
+  for d in rc.paths:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+   if fs.exists(d.."/"..name..".lua") then
+    service[name] = runfile(d.."/"..name..".lua")
+   end
+  end
+ end
+ if service[name] then
+  return service[name]
+ end
+ return false, "unable to load service "..name
+end
+
+--[[
+function rc.load(name,force) -- string boolean -- table -- Attempts to load service *name*, and if *force* is true, replaces the current instance.
  if force then
   rc.stop(name)
   service[name] = nil
@@ -39,6 +55,7 @@ function rc.load(name,force) -- string boolean -- table -- Attempts to load serv
  f:close()
  return res
 end
+]]
 
 function rc.stop(name,...) -- string -- boolean string -- Stops service *name*, supplying *...* to the stop function. Returns false and a reason if this fails.
  if not service[name] then return false, "service not found" end