--- a/httpd	2009-11-03 20:19:12.000000000 +0100
+++ b/httpd	2009-11-03 20:14:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     ;;
 
   reload)
+    apachectl -t || exit 1
     stat_busy "Reloading Apache Web Server"
     /usr/sbin/apachectl graceful &>/dev/null
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
     ;;
 
   restart)
+    apachectl -t || exit 1
     stat_busy "Restarting Apache Web Server"
     /usr/sbin/apachectl restart &>/dev/null
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then