diff --git a/periodicstats/Makefile b/periodicstats/Makefile
index e6a13246f..b286f1e11 100644
--- a/periodicstats/Makefile
+++ b/periodicstats/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=periodicstats
-PKG_VERSION:=1.4.2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.4.1
 
 LOCAL_DEV:=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ define Package/periodicstats/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/bbfdm/services
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats
-	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/bbf_plugin/libperiodicstats.so $(1)/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/bbfdm
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/bbf_plugin/libperiodicstats.so $(1)/usr/lib/bbfdm
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/periodicstatsd $(1)/usr/sbin
 endef
 
diff --git a/periodicstats/files/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats/input.json b/periodicstats/files/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats/input.json
deleted file mode 100755
index bebdf3126..000000000
--- a/periodicstats/files/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats/input.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"daemon": {
-		"config": {
-			"refresh_time": 3600,
-			"enable_plugins": 0
-		},
-		"input": {
-			"type": "DotSo",
-			"name": "/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats/libperiodicstats.so"
-		},
-		"output": {
-			"type": "UBUS",
-			"name": "bbfdm.periodicstats"
-		}
-	},
-	"client": {
-		"config": {
-			"proto": "both",
-			"instance_mode": 0,
-			"enable_plugins": 0
-		},
-		"input": {
-			"type": "UBUS",
-			"name": "bbfdm.periodicstats"
-		},
-		"output": {
-			"type": "CLI"
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/periodicstats/files/etc/init.d/periodicstats b/periodicstats/files/etc/init.d/periodicstats
index dd07c6e69..0bcdd92c4 100755
--- a/periodicstats/files/etc/init.d/periodicstats
+++ b/periodicstats/files/etc/init.d/periodicstats
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ START=99
 STOP=01
 
 USE_PROCD=1
-PROG="/usr/sbin/periodicstatsd"
-BBFDMD_PROG="/usr/sbin/bbfdmd"
-PERIODICSTATS_JSON_INPUT="/etc/bbfdm/services/periodicstats/input.json"
+PROG=/usr/sbin/periodicstatsd
 
 start_service() {
 	local enable
@@ -14,18 +12,14 @@ start_service() {
 	config_load periodicstats
 	config_get_bool enable globals enable 1
 
-	procd_open_instance "bbfdm.periodicstats"
-	procd_set_param command "$BBFDMD_PROG"
-	procd_append_param command -I "${PERIODICSTATS_JSON_INPUT}"
-	procd_set_param respawn
-	procd_close_instance "bbfdm.periodicstats"
-
-	if [ "${enable}" -eq "1" ]; then
-		procd_open_instance "periodicstatsd"
-		procd_set_param command ${PROG}
-		procd_set_param respawn
-		procd_close_instance "periodicstatsd"
+	if [ "${enable}" -ne "1" ]; then
+		return 0;
 	fi
+
+	procd_open_instance periodicstatsd
+	procd_set_param command ${PROG}
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
 service_triggers() {