diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run
index 1a513ca..629b840 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv sh
 
-exec /usr/lib/postfix/master -d
+trap "postfix stop" SIGINT
+trap "postfix stop" SIGTERM
+trap "postfix reload" SIGHUP
+
+# start postfix
+postfix start
+
+# lets give postfix some time to start
+sleep 3
+
+# wait until postfix is dead (triggered by trap)
+while kill -0 "`cat /var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid`"; do
+  sleep 5
+done
+