diff --git a/dns/cascade/Makefile b/dns/cascade/Makefile
index 1ea867def137..20dd73470787 100644
--- a/dns/cascade/Makefile
+++ b/dns/cascade/Makefile
@@ -1,46 +1,46 @@
 PORTNAME=	cascade
 DISTVERSION=	0.1.0-RC1
-PORTREVISION=	6
+PORTREVISION=	7
 CATEGORIES=	dns net
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-dns
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Friendly DNSSEC signing solution
 WWW=		https://github.com/NLnetLabs/cascade
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	dnst:dns/dnst
 
 USES=		cargo cpe ssl
 CPE_VENDOR=	nlnetlabs
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	NLnetLabs
 GH_TAGNAME=	07ba70c2e
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 SUB_LIST=	USERS=${USERS} \
 		GROUPS=${GROUPS} \
 		DBDIR=${DBDIR}
 
 USERS=		${PORTNAME}
 GROUPS=		${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_SUB+=	USERS=${USERS} \
 		GROUPS=${GROUPS}
 
 DBDIR=		/var/db/${PORTNAME}
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%ETCDIR%%|${ETCDIR}|g; \
 		s|%%DBDIR%%|${DBDIR}|g; \
 		s|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/etc/config.template.toml
 
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/etc/policy.template.toml ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/policy.toml.sample
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/etc/config.template.toml ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/config.toml.sample
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/cascade/files/cascade.in b/dns/cascade/files/cascade.in
index 902474211f94..8f7af3897bfa 100644
--- a/dns/cascade/files/cascade.in
+++ b/dns/cascade/files/cascade.in
@@ -1,49 +1,54 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # PROVIDE: cascade
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN networking
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # cascade_enable (bool):
 #   Default value: "NO"
 #   Flag that determines whether cascade is enabled
 #
 # cascade_config (string)
 #   Default value %%ETCDIR%%/config.toml
 #   Path to the cascade configuration file
 #
+# cascade_state (string)
+#   Default value %%DBDIR%%/state.db
+#   Path to file where cascade should store its global state
+#
 # cascade_user (string)
 #   This is the user that cascade runs as
 #   Set to %%USERS%% by default
 #
 # cascade_group (string)
 #   This is the group that cascade runs as
 #   Set to %%GROUPS%% by default
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=cascade
 rcvar=cascade_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${cascade_enable:="NO"}
 : ${cascade_config:="%%ETCDIR%%/config.toml"}
+: ${cascade_state:="%%DBDIR%%/state.db"}
 : ${cascade_user:=%%USERS%%}
 : ${cascade_group:=%%GROUPS%%}
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/cascaded"
-command_args="--config ${cascade_config} --daemonize"
+command_args="--config ${cascade_config} --state ${cascade_state} --daemonize"
 start_precmd="cascade_checkconf"
 restart_precmd="cascade_checkconf"
 configtest_cmd="cascade_checkconf"
 extra_commands="configtest"
 
 required_files="${cascade_config}"
 
 cascade_checkconf()
 {
   ${command} --config ${cascade_config} --check-config
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"