diff --git a/rhel/install.sh b/rhel/install.sh
index 6af1d1e..d791717 100644
--- a/rhel/install.sh
+++ b/rhel/install.sh
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ if [ $EPEL == 1 ]; then
 
 else
 	# user did not select EPEL so clamav is not available via yum
+	CAV=0
 	CAVOPTION=
 fi
 
diff --git a/rhel/mailscanner.spec b/rhel/mailscanner.spec
index 56ed6d7..448b91e 100644
--- a/rhel/mailscanner.spec
+++ b/rhel/mailscanner.spec
@@ -406,6 +406,15 @@ if [ -d '/usr/share/MailScanner/reports' -a ! -L '/etc/MailScanner/reports' ]; t
 	ln -s /usr/share/MailScanner/reports /etc/MailScanner/reports
 fi
 
+# remove init.d symlink if exists
+if [ -L /etc/init.d/MailScanner ]; then
+	rm -f /etc/init.d/MailScanner
+fi
+
+if [ -L /etc/init.d/mailscanner ]; then
+	rm -f /etc/init.d/mailscanner
+fi
+
 # create init.d symlink
 if [ -d '/etc/init.d' -a ! -L '/etc/init.d/mailscanner' -a -f '/usr/lib/MailScanner/init/ms-init' ]; then
 	ln -s /usr/lib/MailScanner/init/ms-init /etc/init.d/mailscanner