diff --git a/source/_docs/autostart/init.d.markdown b/source/_docs/autostart/init.d.markdown
index dba77396779..560fd6000fc 100644
--- a/source/_docs/autostart/init.d.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/autostart/init.d.markdown
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ PRE_EXEC=""
 # Typically /usr/bin/hass
 HASS_BIN="hass"
 RUN_AS="USER"
-PID_FILE="/var/run/hass.pid"
+PID_DIR="/var/run"
+PID_FILE="$PID_DIR/hass.pid"
 CONFIG_DIR="/var/opt/homeassistant"
 LOG_DIR="/var/log/homeassistant"
 LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/home-assistant.log"