diff --git a/sau/platforms.py b/sau/platforms.py
index b664396..8ddc889 100644
--- a/sau/platforms.py
+++ b/sau/platforms.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import platform
 
 import sau.errors
@@ -9,9 +10,10 @@ def get_platform():
     if platform.system() == 'FreeBSD':
         platform_mod = sau.freebsd
     elif platform.system() == 'Linux':
-        if 'gentoo' in platform.release():
+        if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/emerge'):
             platform_mod = sau.gentoo
 
+
     if not platform_mod:
         raise sau.errors.PlatformNotSupported("System: {} Release: {} Version: {} is not supported".format(
             platform.system(),
diff --git a/sau/services.py b/sau/services.py
index b14c771..ae22395 100644
--- a/sau/services.py
+++ b/sau/services.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import sau.platforms
 
 proc_fd_map_re = re.compile(r'^.*(/[^\(]*) \(deleted\)$')
 
+def _warn(policy, msg):
+    if not policy.startswith('silent'):
+        log.warning(msg)
+
 def _get_deleted_open_files(proc):
     log = logging.getLogger(sau.LOGNAME)
     files = set()
@@ -117,11 +121,10 @@ def restart_services():
         elif policy == 'warn':
             log.warning('Service "{}" has open deleted files and should be restarted'.format(service))
             continue
-        elif policy == 'reboot':
-            log.warning('Rebooting because {} has opened files'.format(service))
+        elif 'reboot' in policy:
+            _warn('Rebooting because {} has opened files'.format(service))
             recommend_restart = True
-        if not ( policy.startswith('silent') or policy == 'reboot' ):
-            log.warning('Restarting service {}'.format(service))
+        _warn('Restarting service {}'.format(service))
         platform.restart_service(service)
 
     tested_parents = set()
@@ -137,14 +140,15 @@ def restart_services():
         if _get_deleted_open_files(proc):
             tested_parents.add(parent)
             service = _get_service_from_proc(parent)
+            policy = _get_service_restart_policy(service)
             if not service:
-                log.warning('could not re-check process {} - failed to identify service'.format(proc))
+                _warn('could not re-check process {} - failed to identify service'.format(proc))
                 recommend_restart = True
                 continue
 
             log.debug('{} is in service {}'.format(proc, service))
             if parent_name in services and not services[parent_name]:
-                log.warning('{} (parent {}) does not belong to a service and could not be restarted'.format(proc, parent))
+                _warn('{} (parent {}) does not belong to a service and could not be restarted'.format(proc, parent))
                 recommend_restart = True
                 continue
             elif parent_name in services:
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ def restart_services():
                 log.debug('service {} has policy {}'.format(service, policy))
                 if policy in ('ignore', 'warn'):
                     continue
-            log.warning('{} (parent {}) still has deleted files open'.format(proc, parent))
+            _warn('{} (parent {}) still has deleted files open'.format(proc, parent))
             recommend_restart = True
     return recommend_restart
 
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ def _get_service_restart_policy(service):
     log = logging.getLogger(sau.LOGNAME)
     conf = sau.config
     policy = conf.get('services', service, fallback=None)
-    if policy and policy.lower() in ('restart', 'warn', 'ignore', 'silent-restart', 'reboot'):
+    if policy and policy.lower() in ('restart', 'warn', 'ignore', 'silent-restart', 'silent-reboot'):
         return policy.lower()
     elif policy:
         log.warning('service policy {} for {} is invalid'.format(policy, service))