diff --git a/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc b/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc
index 7329f59..36a8d13 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc
+++ b/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fi
 
 progress=5
 $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"System booting, please wait..."
+$PLYMOUTH update --status="$progress"
 
 if [ ! -e /sys/kernel ]; then
    echo -n "Mounting sys file system: "
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc b/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
index 183507d..e8c0380 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
+++ b/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ if [ "$runlevel" = "0" -o "$runlevel" = "6" ]; then
    fi
 else
    $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Starting services..."
-   $PLYMOUTH --ping || {
-      # workaround for plymouth crashing
-      $PLYMOUTHD --attach-to-session
-      $PLYMOUTH --show-splash
-      $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Starting services..."
-   }
 fi
 
 allservicesnum=`ls -1 $rc_base/rc$runlevel.d/[S,K]* 2>/dev/null | wc -l`