diff --git a/app/etc/fvd-init-rh b/app/etc/fvd-init-rh
index d8903b746..84f6904f3 100755
--- a/app/etc/fvd-init-rh
+++ b/app/etc/fvd-init-rh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ options=" "
 username=_oess
 lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$name
 command="$exec_file -u $username $options"
-PIDFILE=/var/run/oess/$name.pid
+PIDFILE=/var/run/oess/oess-$name.pid
 
 #see how we were called.
 case "$1" in