diff --git a/bulkdata/Makefile b/bulkdata/Makefile
index 7745b3bb0..8006bae1b 100755
--- a/bulkdata/Makefile
+++ b/bulkdata/Makefile
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bulkdata
-PKG_VERSION:=2.1.18
+PKG_VERSION:=2.1.19
 
 LOCAL_DEV:=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/bbf/bulkdata.git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=d38cb633fbca9e7391269c053a91d91db34730b7
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=628525b02ae9ccd39f4bc85cf616ed4a102bca48
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=skip
 endif
diff --git a/bulkdata/files/etc/config/bulkdata b/bulkdata/files/etc/config/bulkdata
index 060d864fb..c300b554d 100644
--- a/bulkdata/files/etc/config/bulkdata
+++ b/bulkdata/files/etc/config/bulkdata
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 config bulkdata 'bulkdata'
 	option enable '0'
 	#Log levels: As per syslog 0-7, default 6=>LOG_INFO
-	option log_level '6'
+	option loglevel '3'
 
diff --git a/bulkdata/files/etc/init.d/bulkdatad b/bulkdata/files/etc/init.d/bulkdatad
index 3f99693bc..74907e668 100755
--- a/bulkdata/files/etc/init.d/bulkdatad
+++ b/bulkdata/files/etc/init.d/bulkdatad
@@ -6,9 +6,20 @@ STOP=10
 USE_PROCD=1
 PROG="/usr/sbin/bulkdatad"
 
+validate_global_section() {
+	uci_validate_section bulkdata bulkdata bulkdata \
+	    'enable:bool:1' \
+	    'loglevel:uinteger:3'
+}
+
 start_service() {
+	local enable loglevel
+
+	validate_global_section
+
 	procd_open_instance "bulkdata"
 	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
+	procd_append_param command -l ${loglevel}
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance "bulkdata"
 }