diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index f9fe1f0900..9226b7d30d 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -166,15 +166,14 @@ ln -s $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/versions/$version/influxd $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/influxd
 ln -s $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/versions/$version/influx $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/influx
 ln -s $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/versions/$version/scripts/init.sh $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/init.sh
 
-if [ ! -L /etc/init.d/influxdb ]; then
-    ln -sfn $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/init.sh /etc/init.d/influxdb
-    chmod +x /etc/init.d/influxdb
-    if which update-rc.d > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-        update-rc.d -f influxdb remove
-        update-rc.d influxdb defaults
-    else
-        chkconfig --add influxdb
-    fi
+rm -f /etc/init.d/influxdb
+ln -sfn $INSTALL_ROOT_DIR/init.sh /etc/init.d/influxdb
+chmod +x /etc/init.d/influxdb
+if which update-rc.d > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    update-rc.d -f influxdb remove
+    update-rc.d influxdb defaults
+else
+    chkconfig --add influxdb
 fi
 
 if ! id influxdb >/dev/null 2>&1; then