diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 2a85cae..54bc032 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 export SBBSCTRL=/opt/sbbs/ctrl
-PIDFILE=${SBBSCTRL}/sbbs.pid
+PIDFILE=/var/run/sbbs.pid
 
 # Proxy signals
 function kill_app(){