diff --git a/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat b/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat
index a4535d9..907fd7b 100755
--- a/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat
+++ b/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # chkconfig: 345 85 15
 # description: Kamailio is a fast, reliable and flexible SIP Server.
 # processname: kamailio
-# pidfile: /var/run/kamailio.pid
+# pidfile: /var/run/kazoo-kamailio/kamailio.pid
 # config: /etc/kamailio/kamailio.cfg
 #
 # Source function library.
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 KAM=/usr/sbin/kamailio
 PROG=kamailio
-PID_FILE=/var/run/kamailio.pid
-LOCK_FILE=/var/lock/subsys/kamailio
+PID_FILE=/var/run/kazoo-kamailio/kamailio.pid
+LOCK_FILE=/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-kamailio
 RETVAL=0
 DEFAULTS=/etc/default/kamailio
 RUN_KAMAILIO=no
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ start() {
         if [ "$1" != "debug" ]; then
             check_fork
         fi
+        mkdir -p /var/run/kazoo-kamailio
+        mkdir -p /var/run/kamailio
+        chown kamailio -R /var/run/kazoo-kamailio
+        chown kamailio -R /var/run/kamailio
 	echo -n $"Starting $PROG: "
 	daemon $KAM $OPTIONS -f $CFG_FILE >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 	RETVAL=$?