diff --git a/etc/init.d/loadmodules b/etc/init.d/loadmodules
index 430c5bc..7bc8b7c 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/loadmodules
+++ b/etc/init.d/loadmodules
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ case "$1" in
       read <&3 MODULE OPTIONS
       while [ $MODULE ]; do
       	echo -n "Loading Module $MODULE with options: $OPTIONS"
+	if grep -q $MODULE /proc/modules; then
+		echo -n "Module $MODULE already loaded - removing it"
+		rmmod $MODULE
+		evaluate_retval
+	fi
       	modprobe -s $MODULE $OPTIONS
 	evaluate_retval
 	read <&3 MODULE OPTIONS