diff --git a/conf.d.BSD/moused b/conf.d.BSD/moused
index a9edab16..a9d2d401 100644
--- a/conf.d.BSD/moused
+++ b/conf.d.BSD/moused
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 # Leave blank to try to autodetect it
 #moused_device="/dev/psm0"
 
-# Any additional arguments required
-moused_args=""
+# Any additional arguments required for a specific port
+#moused_args_psm0=""
+# or for all mice
+#moused_args=""
 
 # You can also multiplex the init script for each device like so
 #   ln -s moused /etc/init.d/moused.ums0
-# This enables you to have a config file per mouse (forces MOUSED_DEVICE
+# This enables you to have a config file per mouse (forces moused_device 
 # to ums0 in this case) and control each mouse.
 # devd can also start and stop these mice, which laptop users will find handy.
diff --git a/init.d.BSD/moused b/init.d.BSD/moused
index 9534082b..08dff8f4 100644
--- a/init.d.BSD/moused
+++ b/init.d.BSD/moused
@@ -59,16 +59,22 @@ start() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
+	local args=
+	eval args=\$moused_args_${moused_device##*/}
+	[ -z "${args}" ] && args=${moused_args}
+
 	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/sbin/moused \
 		--pidfile "${pidfile}" \
-		-- ${moused_args} -p "${moused_device}" -I "${pidfile}"
+		-- ${args} -p "${moused_device}" -I "${pidfile}"
 	local retval=$?
 	
-	local ttyv=
-	for ttyv in /dev/ttyv*; do
-		vidcontrol < "${ttyv}" -m on
-		: $((retval+= $?))
-	done
+	if [ ${retval} = 0 ]; then
+		local ttyv=
+		for ttyv in /dev/ttyv*; do
+			vidcontrol < "${ttyv}" -m on
+			: $((retval+= $?))
+		done
+	fi
 	
 	eend ${retval} "Failed to start moused"
 }