diff --git a/databases/proxysql/Makefile b/databases/proxysql/Makefile
index bdbb3151a6cc..5b652f1395cf 100644
--- a/databases/proxysql/Makefile
+++ b/databases/proxysql/Makefile
@@ -1,84 +1,85 @@
 PORTNAME=	proxysql
 PORTVERSION=	3.0.8
+PORTREVISION=	1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	zi@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	High performance, high availability, protocol-aware proxy for MySQL
 WWW=		https://www.proxysql.com/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
 		cmake:devel/cmake-core \
 		ggrep:textproc/gnugrep \
 		libgcrypt>0:security/libgcrypt \
 		libevent>0:devel/libevent \
 		gnutls>0:security/gnutls
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libuuid.so:misc/libuuid
 RUN_DEPENDS=	libgcrypt>0:security/libgcrypt \
 		gnutls>0:security/gnutls
 
 USES=		autoreconf:build bison:build compiler:c++11-lang gmake \
 		libtool perl5 pkgconfig python:build ssl
 USE_CSTD=	gnu11
 USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_GCC=	yes
 MAKE_ENV=	GIT_VERSION_BASE="${PORTVERSION}" SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$$(date +%s)"
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 ALL_TARGET=	build_deps default
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 USERS=		${PORTNAME}
 GROUPS=		${PORTNAME}
 
 GH_ACCOUNT=	sysown
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if (${OSVERSION} < 1400000 && ${SSL_DEFAULT} == "base")
 IGNORE=		requires OpenSSL 3.x or greater
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,/etc/,${ETCDIR}/,g' ${WRKSRC}/lib/ProxySQL_GloVars.cpp
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e 's,/var/lib,/var/db,g' \
 		-e '7s/^/errorlog="\/var\/log\/proxysql\/proxysql-error.log"\n\n/g' \
 		-e '7s/^/pidfile="\/var\/run\/${PORTNAME}\/${PORTNAME}.pid"\n/g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/proxysql.cfg
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e '/^GIT_VERSION_BASE := /d' \
 		-e 's,grep -P,g&,' \
 		-e '/ export C/d' \
 		-e 's,PROXYSQLCLICKHOUSE=1 ,,g' \
 		-e '/cd curl/s,$${MAKE},${GMAKE},' \
 		-e '/cd libmicrohttpd/s,$${MAKE},${GMAKE},' \
 		-e '/cd lz4/s,$${MAKE},${GMAKE},' \
 		-e '/cd libhttpserver.*MAKE/s,CC,MAKE=${GMAKE} CC,' \
 		-e '/cd libhttpserver/s,$${MAKE},${GMAKE},' \
 		-e '/get_result_from_pgconn/s,-p0,-p0 -l,' \
 		-e 's,without-readline,without-readline --without-icu,g' \
 		-e 's,--enable-fastopen=false ,--enable-fastopen=false --enable-shared=no ,g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/Makefile ${WRKSRC}/deps/Makefile
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,grep -oP,ggrep -oP,g' ${WRKSRC}/common_mk/*.mk
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,ENABLE_EPOLL := -DENABLE_EPOLL,ENABLE_EPOLL :=,g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/lib/Makefile
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/src/proxysql ${STAGEDIR}${LOCALBASE}/sbin
 
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/var/db/${PORTNAME} \
 		${STAGEDIR}/var/run/${PORTNAME} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/newsyslog.conf.d \
 		${STAGEDIR}/var/log/${PORTNAME}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${FILESDIR}/proxysql.conf-newsyslog \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/proxysql.conf.sample
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/proxysql.cfg \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/proxysql.cfg.sample
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/databases/proxysql/files/proxysql.in b/databases/proxysql/files/proxysql.in
index ad46d3f22ba3..2c87e6b38d6a 100644
--- a/databases/proxysql/files/proxysql.in
+++ b/databases/proxysql/files/proxysql.in
@@ -1,58 +1,59 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: proxysql
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN mysql
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf
 # to enable this service:
 #
 # proxysql_enable (bool):          Set to NO by default.
 #               Set it to YES to enable proxysql.
 # proxysql_user (string):          Set user that proxysql will run under
 #               Default is "proxysql".
 # proxysql_group (string):         Set group that proxysql will run under
 #               Default is "proxysql".
 # proxysql_config (string):        Set path to config file
 #               Default is "%%ETCDIR%%/proxysql.cfg".
 # proxysql_args (string):          Set extra arguments to pass to proxysql
 #               Default is "".
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=proxysql
 rcvar=proxysql_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${proxysql_enable:="NO"}
+: ${proxysql_command:="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/proxysql"}
 : ${proxysql_user:="proxysql"}
 : ${proxysql_group:="proxysql"}
 : ${proxysql_config:="%%ETCDIR%%/proxysql.cfg"}
 : ${proxysql_datadir:="/var/db/proxysql"}
 : ${proxysql_args:=""}
 : ${proxysql_restart_delay:="10"}
 
 ##### REMOVE daemon, allow proxysql to fork
 pidfile="/var/run/proxysql/proxysql.pid"
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/proxysql"
 command_args="-c ${proxysql_config} \
               -D ${proxysql_datadir} \
               --no-version-check ${proxysql_args}"
 required_files="${proxysql_config}"
 extra_commands="reload initial"
 reload_cmd=proxysql_reload
 initial_cmd=proxysql_initial
 
 proxysql_initial()
 {
-    su -m ${proxysql_user} -c "${proxysql_command} --initial"
+    su -m ${proxysql_user} -c "${proxysql_command} ${command_args} --initial"
 }
 
 proxysql_reload()
 {
-    su -m ${proxysql_user} -c "${proxysql_command} --reload"
+    su -m ${proxysql_user} -c "${proxysql_command} ${command_args} --reload"
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"