diff --git a/src/modules/openrccfg/main.py b/src/modules/openrccfg/main.py
index 724b02c3f..9dc6bf1ff 100644
--- a/src/modules/openrccfg/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/openrccfg/main.py
@@ -27,22 +27,25 @@ from os.path import exists, join
 
 
 class OpenrcController:
-    """This is the service controller
+    """This is the openrc service controller
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.root = libcalamares.globalstorage.value('rootMountPoint')
         self.services = libcalamares.job.configuration.get('services', [])
+        self.initdDir = libcalamares.job.configuration['initdDir']
+        self.runlevelsDir = libcalamares.job.configuration['runlevelsDir']
 
     def update(self, state):
-        """Update init scripts
+        """call rc-update for each service listed
         """
 
         for svc in self.services[state]:
-            if exists(self.root + "/etc/init.d/" + svc["name"]):
-                target_env_call(
-                    ["rc-update", state, svc["name"], svc["runlevel"]]
-                )
+            if exists(self.root + self.initdDir + "/" + svc["name"]):
+                if exists(self.root + self.runlevelsDir + "/" + svc["runlevel"]):
+                    target_env_call(
+                        ["rc-update", state, svc["name"], svc["runlevel"]]
+                    )
 
     def run(self):
         """Run the controller
diff --git a/src/modules/openrccfg/openrccfg.conf b/src/modules/openrccfg/openrccfg.conf
index e10da15ce..efd56bc14 100644
--- a/src/modules/openrccfg/openrccfg.conf
+++ b/src/modules/openrccfg/openrccfg.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,39 @@
+# operccfg
+# openrc services module to set service runlevels via rc-update in the chroot
+#
+# format of the conf
+###
+# services:
+#     add:
+#         - name: foo1
+#           runlevel: default
+#         - name: foo2
+#           runlevel: nonetwork
+#     del:
+#         - name: foo3
+#           runlevel: default
+#
+# initdDir: /etc/init.d
+#
+# runlevelsDir: /etc/runlevels
+####
+# add: list of services and their runlevels to add
+# del: list of services and their runlevels to delete
+# name: the service name
+# runlevel: can hold any runlevel present on the target system
+# initdDir: holds the openrc service directory location
+# runlevelsDir: holds the runlevels directory location
+#
+# handle del with care and only use it if absolutely necessary
+# if a service is listed in the conf but is not present/detected on the target system,
+# or a runlevel does not exist, it will be ignored and skipped
+#
 ---
 services:
     add:
         - name: "NetworkManager"
           runlevel: "default"
-#    del:
-#        - name: "hwclock"
-#          runlevel: "boot"
+
+initdDir: /etc/init.d
+
+runlevelsDir: /etc/runlevels