diff --git a/system/init.d/kazoo-bigcouch.redhat b/system/init.d/kazoo-bigcouch.redhat
index db123c9..de76bab 100755
--- a/system/init.d/kazoo-bigcouch.redhat
+++ b/system/init.d/kazoo-bigcouch.redhat
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 RETVAL=0
+PID_FILE=${PID_FILE:-/var/run/bigcouch/kazoo-bigcouch.pid}
 LOCK_FILE=${LOCK_FILE:-/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-bigcouch}
 
 . /etc/init.d/functions
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ LOCK_FILE=${LOCK_FILE:-/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-bigcouch}
 start() {
 	echo -n $"Starting BigCouch: "
 	/usr/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch prepare >/dev/null 2>&1
-	/usr/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch start >/dev/null 2>&1
+	daemon --pidfile ${PID_FILE} "/usr/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch start >/dev/null 2>&1"
 	RETVAL=$?
 	if [ ${RETVAL} -eq 0 ]; then
 		touch ${LOCK_FILE}
diff --git a/system/init.d/kazoo-haproxy.redhat b/system/init.d/kazoo-haproxy.redhat
index f41426e..7394d5a 100755
--- a/system/init.d/kazoo-haproxy.redhat
+++ b/system/init.d/kazoo-haproxy.redhat
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # pidfile:	   /var/run/haproxy/kazoo-haproxy.pid
 
 RETVAL=0
+PID_FILE=${PID_FILE:-/var/run/haproxy/kazoo-haproxy.pid}
 LOCK_FILE=/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-haproxy
 
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ LOCK_FILE=/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-haproxy
 start() {
 	echo -n $"Starting HAProxy: "
 	/usr/sbin/kazoo-haproxy prepare >/dev/null 2>&1
-        /usr/sbin/kazoo-haproxy start >/dev/null 2>&1
+        daemon --pidfile ${PID_FILE} "/usr/sbin/kazoo-haproxy start >/dev/null 2>&1"
 	RETVAL=$?
         if [ ${RETVAL} -eq 0 ]; then
                 touch ${LOCK_FILE}
diff --git a/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat b/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat
index 175cbce..00ea87d 100755
--- a/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat
+++ b/system/init.d/kazoo-kamailio.redhat
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 RETVAL=0
+PID_FILE=${PID_FILE:-/var/run/kamailio/kazoo-kamailio.pid}
 LOCK_FILE=/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-kamailio
 
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ LOCK_FILE=/var/lock/subsys/kazoo-kamailio
 start() {
 	echo -n $"Starting Kamailio: "
 	/usr/sbin/kazoo-kamailio prepare >/dev/null 2>&1
-	/usr/sbin/kazoo-kamailio start >/dev/null 2>&1
+	daemon --pidfile ${PID_FILE} "/usr/sbin/kazoo-kamailio start >/dev/null 2>&1"
 	RETVAL=$?
 		if [ ${RETVAL} -eq 0 ]; then
 			touch ${LOCK_FILE}