diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeARPTable.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeARPTable.sh
index 120df5b8..c62acdbc 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeARPTable.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeARPTable.sh
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ utilsfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/utils.sh"
 # shellcheck source=./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh
 source "${utilsfile}"
 
-readonly PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR="/etc/.pihole"
-SKIP_INSTALL="true"
-# shellcheck source="./automated install/basic-install.sh"
-source "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh"
-# stop_service() is defined in basic-install.sh
-# restart_service() is defined in basic-install.sh
-
 # Determine database location
 DBFILE=$(getFTLConfigValue "files.database")
 if [ -z "$DBFILE" ]; then
@@ -40,7 +33,7 @@ flushARP(){
     fi
 
     # Stop FTL to prevent database access
-    if ! output=$(stop_service pihole-FTL 2>&1); then
+    if ! output=$(service pihole-FTL stop 2>&1); then
         echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Failed to stop FTL"
         echo "  Output: ${output}"
         return 1
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ flushARP(){
     fi
 
     # Start FTL again
-    if ! output=$(restart_service pihole-FTL 2>&1); then
+    if ! output=$(service pihole-FTL restart 2>&1); then
         echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Failed to restart FTL"
         echo "  Output: ${output}"
         return 1
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
index ac0c196f..ca70f31b 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ utilsfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/utils.sh"
 # shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh"
 source "${utilsfile}"
 
-SKIP_INSTALL="true"
-# shellcheck source="./automated install/basic-install.sh"
-source "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh"
-# stop_service() is defined in basic-install.sh
-# restart_service() is defined in basic-install.sh
-
 # In case we're running at the same time as a system logrotate, use a
 # separate logrotate state file to prevent stepping on each other's
 # toes.
@@ -110,14 +104,13 @@ else
     fi
 
     # Stop FTL to make sure it doesn't write to the database while we're deleting data
-    stop_service pihole-FTL >/dev/null
-
+    service pihole-FTL stop
 
     # Delete most recent 24 hours from FTL's database, leave even older data intact (don't wipe out all history)
     deleted=$(pihole-FTL sqlite3 -ni "${DBFILE}" "DELETE FROM query_storage WHERE timestamp >= strftime('%s','now')-86400; select changes() from query_storage limit 1")
 
     # Restart FTL
-    restart_service pihole-FTL >/dev/null
+    service pihole-FTL restart
     if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
         echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Deleted ${deleted} queries from long-term query database"
     fi
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 6cc69008..279dc1d1 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -231,15 +231,6 @@ is_command() {
     command -v "${check_command}" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
-is_pid1() {
-    # Checks to see if the given command runs as PID 1
-    local is_pid1="$1"
-
-    # select PID 1, format output to show only CMD column without header
-    # quietly grep for a match on the function passed parameter
-    ps --pid 1 --format comm= | grep -q "${is_pid1}"
-}
-
 # Compatibility
 package_manager_detect() {
 
@@ -1164,7 +1155,7 @@ installConfigs() {
     fi
 
     # Install pihole-FTL systemd or init.d service, based on whether systemd is the init system or not
-    if is_pid1 systemd; then
+    if ps -p 1 -o comm= | grep -q systemd; then
         install -T -m 0644 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.systemd" '/etc/systemd/system/pihole-FTL.service'
 
         # Remove init.d service if present
@@ -1232,12 +1223,9 @@ stop_service() {
     # Can softfail, as process may not be installed when this is called
     local str="Stopping ${1} service"
     printf "  %b %s..." "${INFO}" "${str}"
-    # If systemd is PID 1,
-    if is_pid1 systemd; then
-        # use that to restart the service
+    if is_command systemctl; then
         systemctl -q stop "${1}" || true
     else
-        # Otherwise, fall back to the service command
         service "${1}" stop >/dev/null || true
     fi
     printf "%b  %b %s...\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${str}"
@@ -1248,8 +1236,8 @@ restart_service() {
     # Local, named variables
     local str="Restarting ${1} service"
     printf "  %b %s..." "${INFO}" "${str}"
-    # If systemd is PID 1,
-    if is_pid1 systemd; then
+    # If systemctl exists,
+    if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to restart the service
         systemctl -q restart "${1}"
     else
@@ -1264,8 +1252,8 @@ enable_service() {
     # Local, named variables
     local str="Enabling ${1} service to start on reboot"
     printf "  %b %s..." "${INFO}" "${str}"
-    # If systemd is PID1,
-    if is_pid1 systemd; then
+    # If systemctl exists,
+    if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to enable the service
         systemctl -q enable "${1}"
     else
@@ -1280,8 +1268,8 @@ disable_service() {
     # Local, named variables
     local str="Disabling ${1} service"
     printf "  %b %s..." "${INFO}" "${str}"
-    # If systemd is PID1,
-    if is_pid1 systemd; then
+    # If systemctl exists,
+    if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to disable the service
         systemctl -q disable "${1}"
     else
@@ -1292,8 +1280,8 @@ disable_service() {
 }
 
 check_service_active() {
-    # If systemd is PID1,
-    if is_pid1 systemd; then
+    # If systemctl exists,
+    if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to check the status of the service
         systemctl -q is-enabled "${1}" 2>/dev/null
     else
diff --git a/automated install/uninstall.sh b/automated install/uninstall.sh
index eb1e9e29..a158e595 100755
--- a/automated install/uninstall.sh	
+++ b/automated install/uninstall.sh	
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ source "/opt/pihole/COL_TABLE"
 # shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh"
 source "/opt/pihole/utils.sh"
 
-SKIP_INSTALL="true"
-# shellcheck source="./automated install/basic-install.sh"
-source "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh"
-# stop_service() is defined in basic-install.sh
-
 ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR=$(getFTLConfigValue "webserver.paths.webroot")$(getFTLConfigValue "webserver.paths.webhome")
 readonly ADMIN_INTERFACE_DIR
 
@@ -107,7 +102,11 @@ removePiholeFiles() {
     # Remove FTL
     if command -v pihole-FTL &> /dev/null; then
         echo -ne "  ${INFO} Removing pihole-FTL..."
-        stop_service pihole-FTL
+        if [[ -x "$(command -v systemctl)" ]]; then
+            systemctl stop pihole-FTL
+        else
+            service pihole-FTL stop
+        fi
         ${SUDO} rm -f /etc/systemd/system/pihole-FTL.service
         if [[ -d '/etc/systemd/system/pihole-FTL.service.d' ]]; then
             read -rp "  ${QST} FTL service override directory /etc/systemd/system/pihole-FTL.service.d detected. Do you wish to remove this from your system? [y/N] " answer
diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 1d5093c6..1dfab754 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ tailFunc() {
   echo -e "  ${INFO} Press Ctrl-C to exit"
 
   # Get logfile path
-  readonly LOGFILE
   LOGFILE=$(getFTLConfigValue files.log.dnsmasq)
+  readonly LOGFILE
 
   # Strip date from each line
   # Color blocklist/denylist/wildcard entries as red
diff --git a/test/_centos_10.Dockerfile b/test/_centos_10.Dockerfile
index c6b2ca75..78a89789 100644
--- a/test/_centos_10.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/_centos_10.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream10
 # Disable SELinux
 RUN echo "SELINUX=disabled" > /etc/selinux/config
-RUN yum install -y --allowerasing curl git
+RUN yum install -y --allowerasing curl git initscripts
 
 ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
 ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
diff --git a/test/_centos_9.Dockerfile b/test/_centos_9.Dockerfile
index 0e12edab..73f53fa5 100644
--- a/test/_centos_9.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/_centos_9.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
 # Disable SELinux
 RUN echo "SELINUX=disabled" > /etc/selinux/config
-RUN yum install -y --allowerasing curl git
+RUN yum install -y --allowerasing curl git initscripts
 
 ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
 ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
diff --git a/test/_fedora_40.Dockerfile b/test/_fedora_40.Dockerfile
index 56be9d84..43913895 100644
--- a/test/_fedora_40.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/_fedora_40.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM fedora:40
-RUN dnf install -y git
+RUN dnf install -y git initscripts
 
 ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
 ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
diff --git a/test/_fedora_41.Dockerfile b/test/_fedora_41.Dockerfile
index 2a9ecf70..c03371a5 100644
--- a/test/_fedora_41.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/_fedora_41.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM fedora:41
-RUN dnf install -y git
+RUN dnf install -y git initscripts
 
 ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
 ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
diff --git a/test/_fedora_42.Dockerfile b/test/_fedora_42.Dockerfile
index 0d235e2d..90b17c0b 100644
--- a/test/_fedora_42.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/_fedora_42.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM fedora:42
-RUN dnf install -y git gawk
+RUN dnf install -y git initscripts
 
 ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
 ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
diff --git a/test/test_any_automated_install.py b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
index 64d8c28a..0fa0453a 100644
--- a/test/test_any_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     mock_command("dialog", {"*": ("", "0")}, host)
     # mock git pull
     mock_command_passthrough("git", {"pull": ("", "0")}, host)
-    # mock PID 1 to pretend to be systemd
-    mock_command_2(
-        "ps",
-        {
-            "--pid 1": ("systemd", "0"),
-        },
-        host,
-    )
     # mock systemctl to not start FTL
     mock_command_2(
         "systemctl",
@@ -81,7 +73,6 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
             "enable pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
             "restart pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
             "start pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
-            "stop pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
             "*": ('echo "systemctl call with $@"', "0"),
         },
         host,
@@ -140,6 +131,13 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     check_macvendor = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/pihole/macvendor.db", piholeuser)
     actual_rc = host.run(check_macvendor).rc
     assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
+    # check readable and executable /etc/init.d/pihole-FTL
+    check_init = test_cmd.format("x", "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL", piholeuser)
+    actual_rc = host.run(check_init).rc
+    assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
+    check_init = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL", piholeuser)
+    actual_rc = host.run(check_init).rc
+    assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
     # check readable and executable manpages
     if maninstalled is True:
         check_man = test_cmd.format("x", "/usr/local/share/man", piholeuser)