diff --git a/doc/packages-list.txt b/doc/packages-list.txt
index ed0c47f58..418d3f7a2 100644
--- a/doc/packages-list.txt
+++ b/doc/packages-list.txt
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 * libxml2-2.6.26
 * libxslt-1.1.17
 * linux-2.6.16.55
+* linux-2.6.16.56
 * linux-atm-2.4.1
 * linux-libc-headers-2.6.12.0
 * linuxigd-0.95
diff --git a/src/pakfire/lib/functions.sh b/src/pakfire/lib/functions.sh
index ccd58dbda..1318cd2c8 100644
--- a/src/pakfire/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/src/pakfire/lib/functions.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ start_service() {
 	done
 		
 	if [ -e "/etc/init.d/${1}" ]; then
-	 (sleep ${DELAY} && /etc/init.d/${1} start) ${BACKGROUND}
+	    if [ -n "${BACKGROUND}" ]; then
+		(sleep ${DELAY} && /etc/init.d/${1} start) &
+	    else
+		sleep ${DELAY} && /etc/init.d/${1} start
+	    fi
 	fi
 }