diff --git a/rc.d/3.testbed.sh.in b/rc.d/3.testbed.sh.in
index 217af8ff27b7ea67f36549a369423994f98eb08e..8482d9808d2c16b1b557a2679cac9af8204afb4a 100755
--- a/rc.d/3.testbed.sh.in
+++ b/rc.d/3.testbed.sh.in
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ if [ -x @prefix@/sbin/reload_daemon  ]; then
         @prefix@/sbin/reload_daemon
 fi
 
+if [ -x @prefix@/sbin/batch_daemon  ]; then
+        echo -n " batchd"
+        @prefix@/sbin/batch_daemon
+fi
+