--- a/src/mount_efs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mount_efs/__init__.py
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@
 OPEN_SUSE_LEAP_RELEASE_NAME = "openSUSE Leap"
 SUSE_RELEASE_NAME = "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server"
 MACOS_BIG_SUR_RELEASE = "macOS-11"
-
+ALPINE_RELEASE_NAME = "Alpine Linux"
+ 
 SKIP_NO_LIBWRAP_RELEASES = [
     RHEL8_RELEASE_NAME,
     CENTOS8_RELEASE_NAME,
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@
     SUSE_RELEASE_NAME,
     MACOS_BIG_SUR_RELEASE,
     ORACLE_RELEASE_NAME,
+    ALPINE_RELEASE_NAME,
 ]
 
 # Multiplier for max read ahead buffer size
@@ -1304,6 +1306,11 @@
                 init_system = f.read().strip()
         except IOError:
             logging.warning("Unable to read %s", comm_file)
+
+        # OpenRC init system manages services a little differently
+        if init_system == "init" and os.path.isfile("/sbin/openrc"):
+            init_system = "openrc-init"
+            logging.debug("Detected OpenRC init system")
     else:
         init_system = "launchd"
 
@@ -1361,6 +1368,24 @@
                 close_fds=True,
             )
         elif "start" in str(status):
+            logging.debug("%s is already running", WATCHDOG_SERVICE)
+
+    elif init_system == "openrc-init":
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(
+            ["/sbin/service", WATCHDOG_SERVICE, "status"],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            close_fds=True,
+        )
+        status, _ = proc.communicate()
+        if "stopped" in str(status):
+            subprocess.Popen(
+                ["/sbin/service", WATCHDOG_SERVICE, "start"],
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                close_fds=True,
+            )
+        elif "started" in str(status):
             logging.debug("%s is already running", WATCHDOG_SERVICE)
 
     elif init_system == "systemd":