diff --git a/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/50-dhcp-all-interfaces b/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/50-dhcp-all-interfaces
index f17b23a7..24c109eb 100755
--- a/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/50-dhcp-all-interfaces
+++ b/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/50-dhcp-all-interfaces
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ fi
 
 DIB_INIT_SYSTEM=$(dib-init-system)
 if [ "$DIB_INIT_SYSTEM" == "upstart" ]; then
-    install -D -g root -o root -m 0755 ${SCRIPTDIR}/dhcp-all-interfaces.conf /etc/init/dhcp-all-interfaces.conf
+    if [ -e "/etc/redhat-release" ] ; then
+        # the init system is upstart but networking is using sysv compatabiliy (i.e. Centos/RHEL 6)
+        install -D -g root -o root -m 0755 ${SCRIPTDIR}/dhcp-all-interfaces.init /etc/init.d/dhcp-all-interfaces
+        chkconfig dhcp-all-interfaces on
+    else
+        install -D -g root -o root -m 0755 ${SCRIPTDIR}/dhcp-all-interfaces.conf /etc/init/dhcp-all-interfaces.conf
+    fi
 elif [ "$DIB_INIT_SYSTEM" == "systemd" ]; then
     install -D -g root -o root -m 0755 ${SCRIPTDIR}/dhcp-interface@.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/dhcp-interface@.service
     install -D -g root -o root -m 0644 ${SCRIPTDIR}/dhcp-all-interfaces-udev.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/99-dhcp-all-interfaces.rules
diff --git a/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/dhcp-all-interfaces.init b/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/dhcp-all-interfaces.init
index 8023e154..89fb7919 100755
--- a/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/dhcp-all-interfaces.init
+++ b/elements/dhcp-all-interfaces/install.d/dhcp-all-interfaces.init
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Default-Start:     S
 # Default-Stop:      0 6
 # X-Start-Before:    networking
+# chkconfig:         3 9 50
 # Short-Description: Autodetect network interfaces
 # Description:       Autodetect network interfaces during boot and configure them for DHCP
 ### END INIT INFO