diff --git a/net/transmission/files/transmission.init b/net/transmission/files/transmission.init
index a8354abbb9..92160c7ebe 100644
--- a/net/transmission/files/transmission.init
+++ b/net/transmission/files/transmission.init
@@ -114,14 +114,12 @@ transmission() {
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command "/usr/bin/transmission-daemon"
-	procd_append_param -f
-	procd_append_param --log-error
-	procd_append_param -g $config_dir
+	procd_append_param command -f --log-error -g "$config_dir"
 	procd_set_param user "$user"
 	procd_set_param group "$group"
 	procd_set_param nice "$nice"
 	procd_set_param stderr 1
-	procd_set_param respawn retry=60
+	procd_set_param respawn
 
 	if [ -z "$USE" ]; then
 		procd_set_param limits core="0 0"