diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/check_reload_status.py b/src/opnsense/service/check_reload_status.py
index a1b6decf8..653b37279 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/service/check_reload_status.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/check_reload_status.py
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ if len(sys.argv) > 1 and 'console' in sys.argv[1:]:
         # (https://code.google.com/p/jrfonseca/wiki/Gprof2Dot)
         print ("...<ctrl><c> to stop profiling")
         profile = cProfile.Profile()
-        profile.enable()
+        profile.enable(subcalls=True)
         try:
+            proc_handler.single_threaded = True
             proc_handler.run()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/modules/processhandler.py b/src/opnsense/service/modules/processhandler.py
index 100e66ec8..1da441bc2 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/modules/processhandler.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/modules/processhandler.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class Handler(object):
         """
         self.socket_filename = socket_filename
         self.config_path = config_path
-        self.simulation_mode =simulation_mode
+        self.simulation_mode = simulation_mode
+        self.single_threaded = False
 
     def run(self):
         """ Run process handler
@@ -97,7 +98,13 @@ class Handler(object):
                                                client_address=client_address,
                                                action_handler=actHandler,
                                                simulation_mode=self.simulation_mode)
-                    cmd_thread.start()
+                    if self.single_threaded :
+                        # run single threaded
+                        cmd_thread.run()
+                    else:
+                        # rnu threaded
+                        cmd_thread.start()
+
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 # exit on <ctrl><c>
                 raise