diff --git a/guesthandler-disarm.xml b/guesthandler-disarm.xml
index f3ef463..cdfdbe8 100644
--- a/guesthandler-disarm.xml
+++ b/guesthandler-disarm.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
     <dependency name='fs' grouping='require_all' restart_on='none' type='service'>
       <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local'/>
     </dependency>
-    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='/opt/custom/bin/guesthandler.sh disarm' timeout_seconds='0'/>
+    <dependent name='zones' grouping='require_all' restart_on='none'>
+      <service_fmri value='svc:/system/zones'/>
+    </dependent>
+    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='/opt/custom/bin/svc-guesthandler disarm' timeout_seconds='0'/>
     <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec=':true' timeout_seconds='100'/>
     <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
       <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient'/>
diff --git a/guesthandler.xml b/guesthandler.xml
index a2a22b2..eb32d75 100644
--- a/guesthandler.xml
+++ b/guesthandler.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@
     <dependency name='vmadmd' grouping='require_all' restart_on='none' type='service'>
       <service_fmri value='svc:/system/smartdc/vmadmd:default'/>
     </dependency>
-    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='/opt/custom/bin/guesthandler.sh %m' timeout_seconds='0'/>
-    <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec='/opt/custom/bin/guesthandler.sh %m' timeout_seconds='0'/>
+    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='/opt/custom/bin/svc-guesthandler %m' timeout_seconds='0'>
+      <method_context>
+        <method_environment>
+          <envvar name='DELAY' value='%{config/delay}'/>
+        </method_environment>
+      </method_context>
+    </exec_method>
+    <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec='/opt/custom/bin/svc-guesthandler %m' timeout_seconds='0'/>
     <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
       <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient'/>
     </property_group>
+    <property_group name='config' type='eu.gerczei,guesthandler_configuration'>
+      <propval name='delay' type='integer' value='30'/>
+    </property_group>
     <stability value='Unstable'/>
     <template>
       <common_name>
diff --git a/guesthandler.sh b/svc-guesthandler
similarity index 87%
rename from guesthandler.sh
rename to svc-guesthandler
index e69df5c..5538265 100644
--- a/guesthandler.sh
+++ b/svc-guesthandler
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@
 
 . /lib/svc/share/smf_include.sh
 
-if [ -z "$SMF_FMRI" ]; then
-    echo "this script can only be invoked by smf(5)"
-    exit $SMF_EXIT_ERR_NOSMF
+if [ -z $SMF_FMRI ];
+	then
+    		print "this script can only be invoked by smf(5)"
+    		exit $SMF_EXIT_ERR_NOSMF
 fi
 
-ME=$(basename ${0%.sh})
-
-# start-up delay between VMs
-DELAY=30
+ME=$(basename ${0#svc-})
 
 function log	{
 		# helper function to log arbitrary messages via syslog
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ case $1 in
 					then
 						# successful start, log and wait
 						log $UUID managed to $1
-						sleep $DELAY
+						sleep ${DELAY:-0}
 					else
 						# failed to start guest
 						log $UUID failed to $1
@@ -75,7 +73,11 @@ case $1 in
 	;;
 
 	*)
-		exit $SMF_EXIT_ERR;
+		if smf_present;
+			then
+				exit $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG;
+			else
+				print
 esac
 
-exit $SMF_EXIT_OK
+exit $SMF_EXIT_NODAEMON
diff --git a/zones.xml b/zones.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fcfea24..0000000
--- a/zones.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version='1.0'?>
-<!DOCTYPE service_bundle SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
-<service_bundle type='manifest' name='export'>
-  <service name='system/zones' type='service' version='0'>
-    <create_default_instance enabled='true'/>
-    <single_instance/>
-    <dependency name='multi-user-server' grouping='require_all' restart_on='none' type='service'>
-      <service_fmri value='svc:/milestone/multi-user-server'/>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency name='metadata' grouping='require_all' restart_on='none' type='service'>
-      <service_fmri value='svc:/system/smartdc/metadata'/>
-    </dependency>
-	 <dependency name='guesthandler-disarm' grouping='require_all' restart_on='none' type='service'>
-      <service_fmri value='svc:/system/guesthandler-disarm'/>
-    </dependency>
-    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='/lib/svc/method/svc-zones %m' timeout_seconds='0'/>
-    <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec='/lib/svc/method/svc-zones %m' timeout_seconds='100'/>
-    <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
-      <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient'/>
-    </property_group>
-    <stability value='Unstable'/>
-    <template>
-      <common_name>
-        <loctext xml:lang='C'>Zones autoboot and graceful shutdown</loctext>
-      </common_name>
-      <documentation>
-        <manpage title='zones' section='5' manpath='/usr/share/man'/>
-        <manpage title='zonecfg' section='1M' manpath='/usr/share/man'/>
-      </documentation>
-    </template>
-  </service>
-</service_bundle>