diff --git a/plugins/network/dns/bind9_resolver_stats b/plugins/network/dns/bind9_resolver_stats
index 3ef69272..7963aff3 100755
--- a/plugins/network/dns/bind9_resolver_stats
+++ b/plugins/network/dns/bind9_resolver_stats
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 # Created:
 #    20th December 2012
 #
+# License:
+#    GPL-2
+#
 # Usage:
 #    Place in /etc/munin/plugins/ (or link it there using ln -s)
 #
-# Parameters:
-#    config   (required)
-#
 
 # change those to reflect your bind configuration (use plugin configuration)
 # stat file
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 	echo 'graph_info '${section}' for the Bind9 Name Server'
 	echo 'graph_scale no'
 	echo 'graph_title Bind9 '${section}
-	echo 'graph_vlabel requests/sec'
+	echo 'graph_vlabel requests/${graph_period}'
 
 	# Output the stat configs.
 	eval ${cmd} | while read num name
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 		echo ${key}.type COUNTER
 	done
 
-	exit 0
+	# If dirty config capability is enabled then fall through
+	# to output the data with the config information.
+	if [ "$MUNIN_CAP_DIRTYCONFIG" = "" ]; then
+		exit 0
+	fi
 fi
 
 # Output the stats.
diff --git a/plugins/network/dns/bind9_server_stats b/plugins/network/dns/bind9_server_stats
index 800c677d..9bd78c28 100755
--- a/plugins/network/dns/bind9_server_stats
+++ b/plugins/network/dns/bind9_server_stats
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 # Created:
 #    20th December 2012
 #
+# License:
+#    GPL-2
+#
 # Usage:
 #    Place in /etc/munin/plugins/ (or link it there using ln -s)
 #
-# Parameters:
-#    config   (required)
-#
 
 # change those to reflect your bind configuration (use plugin configuration)
 # stat file
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 	echo 'graph_info '${section}' for the Bind9 Name Server'
 	echo 'graph_scale no'
 	echo 'graph_title Bind9 '${section}
-	echo 'graph_vlabel requests/sec'
+	echo 'graph_vlabel requests/${graph_period}'
 
 	# Output the stat configs.
 	eval ${cmd} | while read num name
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 		echo ${key}.type COUNTER
 	done
 
-	exit 0
+        # If dirty config capability is enabled then fall through
+        # to output the data with the config information.
+        if [ "$MUNIN_CAP_DIRTYCONFIG" = "" ]; then
+                exit 0
+        fi
 fi
 
 # Output the stats.
diff --git a/plugins/network/dns/bind9_socket_stats b/plugins/network/dns/bind9_socket_stats
index c59bc43e..082bb18f 100755
--- a/plugins/network/dns/bind9_socket_stats
+++ b/plugins/network/dns/bind9_socket_stats
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 # Created:
 #    20th December 2012
 #
+# License:
+#    GPL-2
+#
 # Usage:
 #    Place in /etc/munin/plugins/ (or link it there using ln -s)
 #
-# Parameters:
-#    config   (required)
-#
 
 # change those to reflect your bind configuration (use plugin configuration)
 # stat file
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 	echo 'graph_info '${section}' for the Bind9 Name Server'
 	echo 'graph_scale no'
 	echo 'graph_title Bind9 '${section}
-	echo 'graph_vlabel requests/sec'
+	echo 'graph_vlabel requests/${graph_period}'
 
 	# Output the stat configs.
 	eval ${cmd} | while read num name
@@ -67,15 +67,13 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 		echo ${key}.type COUNTER
 	done
 
-	exit 0
+        # If dirty config capability is enabled then fall through
+        # to output the data with the config information.
+        if [ "$MUNIN_CAP_DIRTYCONFIG" = "" ]; then
+                exit 0
+        fi
 fi
 
-# Blank the stats file (else stats are appended not replaced)
-rm ${stat_file}
-
-# Ask to bind to build new one
-${rndc} stats
-
 # Output the stats.
 eval ${cmd} | while read num name
 do