diff --git a/data/export/initscript/master.erb b/data/export/initscript/master.erb
index 3b18e5c..bdd37d4 100644
--- a/data/export/initscript/master.erb
+++ b/data/export/initscript/master.erb
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 [ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
 
 # Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
-. /lib/init/vars.sh
+[ -r /lib/init/vars.sh ] && . /lib/init/vars.sh
 
 # Define LSB log_* functions.
 # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
 # and status_of_proc is working.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+[ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions ] &&. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
 #
 # Function that starts the daemon/service
diff --git a/spec/resources/export/initscript/app b/spec/resources/export/initscript/app
index ec3a131..205a8d8 100644
--- a/spec/resources/export/initscript/app
+++ b/spec/resources/export/initscript/app
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 [ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
 
 # Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
-. /lib/init/vars.sh
+[ -r /lib/init/vars.sh ] && . /lib/init/vars.sh
 
 # Define LSB log_* functions.
 # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
 # and status_of_proc is working.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+[ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions ] &&. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
 #
 # Function that starts the daemon/service
diff --git a/spec/resources/export/initscript/app-concurrency b/spec/resources/export/initscript/app-concurrency
index 19361a9..80f00be 100644
--- a/spec/resources/export/initscript/app-concurrency
+++ b/spec/resources/export/initscript/app-concurrency
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 [ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
 
 # Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
-. /lib/init/vars.sh
+[ -r /lib/init/vars.sh ] && . /lib/init/vars.sh
 
 # Define LSB log_* functions.
 # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
 # and status_of_proc is working.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+[ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions ] &&. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
 #
 # Function that starts the daemon/service