diff --git a/system/init.d/kazoo-generic.redhat b/system/init.d/kazoo-generic.redhat
index 42d81c1..dcf591a 100755
--- a/system/init.d/kazoo-generic.redhat
+++ b/system/init.d/kazoo-generic.redhat
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 RETVAL=0
 SCRIPT_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+PID_FILE=${PID_FILE:-/var/run/kazoo/${SCRIPT_NAME}.pid}
 LOCK_FILE=${LOCK_FILE:-/var/lock/subsys/${SCRIPT_NAME}}
 
 . /etc/init.d/functions
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ fi
 start() {
 	echo -n $"Starting ${SCRIPT_NAME}: "
 	/usr/sbin/${SCRIPT_NAME} prepare >/dev/null 2>&1
-	/usr/sbin/${SCRIPT_NAME} start >/dev/null 2>&1
+	daemon --pidfile ${PID_FILE} "/usr/sbin/${SCRIPT_NAME} start >/dev/null 2>&1"
 	RETVAL=$?
 	if [ ${RETVAL} -eq 0 ]; then
 		touch ${LOCK_FILE}
diff --git a/system/sbin/kazoo-applications b/system/sbin/kazoo-applications
index 1997f6d..4f5281f 100755
--- a/system/sbin/kazoo-applications
+++ b/system/sbin/kazoo-applications
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pid() {
 
 case "$1" in
 	prepare)
-		prpeare
+		prepare
 		;;
 	start)
 		start "start"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		pid
 		;;
 	*)
-		echo "Usage: $0 (prpeare|start|foreground|stop|restart|status|connect|attach|ping|pid)"
+		echo "Usage: $0 (prepare|start|foreground|stop|restart|status|connect|attach|ping|pid)"
 		RETVAL=1
 esac
 
diff --git a/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch b/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch
index db031a3..f430f8f 100755
--- a/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch
+++ b/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ status() {
 
 case "$1" in
 	prepare)
-		prpeare
+		prepare
 		;;
 	start)
 		start
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		status
 		;;
 	*)
-		echo $"Usage: $0 (prpeare|start|stop|restart|status)"
+		echo $"Usage: $0 (prepare|start|stop|restart|status)"
 		RETVAL=1
 esac
 
diff --git a/system/sbin/kazoo-ecallmgr b/system/sbin/kazoo-ecallmgr
index 9c865ad..7fbf113 100755
--- a/system/sbin/kazoo-ecallmgr
+++ b/system/sbin/kazoo-ecallmgr
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pid() {
 
 case "$1" in
 	prepare)
-		prpeare
+		prepare
 		;;
 	start)
 		start "start"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		pid
 		;;
 	*)
-		echo "Usage: $0 (prpeare|start|foreground|stop|restart|status|connect|attach|ping|pid)"
+		echo "Usage: $0 (prepare|start|foreground|stop|restart|status|connect|attach|ping|pid)"
 		RETVAL=1
 esac