diff --git a/abusehelper/files/botnet.init b/abusehelper/files/botnet.init
index 01f2466..c22a0c5 100644
--- a/abusehelper/files/botnet.init
+++ b/abusehelper/files/botnet.init
@@ -35,30 +35,41 @@ if [ -z "${BOTNETS}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+botnet_action() {
+    action="$1"
+    botnet="$2"
+
+    echo -n "${botnet}: "
+
+    if [ -d ${botnet} ]; then
+        startup="."
+    elif [ -f ${botnet} ]; then
+        startup="$(basename ${botnet})"
+        botnet="$(dirname ${botnet})"
+    else
+        echo "No such file or directory."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
+        -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet ${action} ${startup}"
+}
+
 start_botnets() {
     for botnet in ${BOTNETS}; do
-        echo -n "${botnet}: "
-        test -d ${botnet} || { echo "No such directory."; continue; }
-        su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
-            -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet start ."
+        botnet_action start ${botnet}
     done
 }
 
 stop_botnets() {
     for botnet in ${BOTNETS}; do
-        echo -n "${botnet}: "
-        test -d ${botnet} || { echo "No such directory."; continue; }
-        su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
-            -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet stop ."
+        botnet_action stop ${botnet}
     done
 }
 
 restart_botnets() {
     for botnet in ${BOTNETS}; do
-        echo -n "${botnet}: "
-        test -d ${botnet} || { echo "No such directory."; continue; }
-        su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
-            -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet restart ."
+        botnet_action restart ${botnet}
     done
 }