diff --git a/net/isc-dhcp/Makefile b/net/isc-dhcp/Makefile
index 6ee6b90009..c9eddf3a3e 100644
--- a/net/isc-dhcp/Makefile
+++ b/net/isc-dhcp/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=isc-dhcp
 UPSTREAM_NAME:=dhcp
 PKG_REALVERSION:=4.4.3-P1
 PKG_VERSION:=4.4.3_p1
-PKG_RELEASE:=12
+PKG_RELEASE:=13
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
diff --git a/net/isc-dhcp/files/dhcpd.init b/net/isc-dhcp/files/dhcpd.init
index b6e454cc54..d7f24d9be0 100755
--- a/net/isc-dhcp/files/dhcpd.init
+++ b/net/isc-dhcp/files/dhcpd.init
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ write_empty_zone() {
 	local zpath
 	zpath="$1"
 
-	cat > "$zpath" <<\EOF
+	cat > "$zpath" <<EOF
 ;
-; BIND empty zone created by isc-dhcp-server
+; BIND empty zone created by isc-dhcp-server at $(date)
 ;
-$TTL	604800
+\$TTL	604800
 @	IN	SOA	localhost. root.localhost. (
 			      1		; Serial
 			 604800		; Refresh
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ create_empty_zone() {
 	chown bind:bind "$zpath" || return 1
 	chmod 0664 "$zpath" || return 1
 
-	if ! error=$(rndc addzone $zone "{
+	if ! error=$(rndc modzone $zone "{
 		type primary;
 		file \"$zpath\";
 		update-policy {