diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ed29e52..3a66c0f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ nut (2.6.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release (Closes: #671444)
   * acknowledges NMU (Closes: #613643)
+  * debian/nut-client.init: fix action "start" and use of log_*_*msg
+    LSB log functions (Closes: #675619)
 
  -- Arnaud Quette <aquette@debian.org>  Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:15:20 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/nut-client.init b/debian/nut-client.init
index ade3ffe..8524dd2 100755
--- a/debian/nut-client.init
+++ b/debian/nut-client.init
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ start_stop_client () {
               -- $UPSMON_OPTIONS >/dev/null 2>&1 && return 0 || return 1
           ;;
         stop)
-          start-stop-daemon -K -o -q -p $upsmon_pid -n upsmon >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
-            log_progress_msg "upsmon" || log_progress_msg "(upsmon failed)"
+          start-stop-daemon -K -o -q -p $upsmon_pid -n upsmon >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+            && return 0 || return 1
           ;;
       esac
       ;;
@@ -92,23 +92,22 @@ start_stop_client () {
 case "$1" in
 
   start)
-    log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC"
+    log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
     check_var_directory
-    start_stop_client start && log_progress_msg "upsmon"
-      || log_progress_msg "upsmon (failed)"
-    log_end_msg 0
+    start_stop_client start
+    log_end_msg $?
     ;;
 
   stop)
-    log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC"
-    start_stop_client stop && log_progress_msg "upsmon"
-      || log_progress_msg "upsmon (failed)"
-    log_end_msg 0
+    log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+    start_stop_client stop
+    log_end_msg $?
     ;;
 
   reload)
-    log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC"
+    log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
     $upsmon -c reload >/dev/null 2>&1
+    log_end_msg $?
     ;;
 
   restart|force-reload)
@@ -118,15 +117,14 @@ case "$1" in
     # - stop nut-client
     # - restart (Ie stop+start) nut-server
     # - start nut-client
-    log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC"
-    start_stop_client stop || log_progress_msg "upsmon (failed)"
+    log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+    start_stop_client stop || true
     # should then 'start_stop_server stop', Ie /etc/init.d/nut-server stop
     #sleep 5
     check_var_directory
     # should first 'start_stop_server start', Ie /etc/init.d/nut-server start
-    start_stop_client start && log_progress_msg "upsmon"
-      || log_progress_msg "upsmon (failed)"
-    log_end_msg 0
+    start_stop_client start
+    log_end_msg $?
     ;;
 
   status)