diff --git a/elogd.init b/elogd.init
index ef6215e2..b6f080b9 100755
--- a/elogd.init
+++ b/elogd.init
@@ -15,10 +15,23 @@ fi
 # See how we were called.
 case "$1" in
   start)
+        if [ -f /var/run/elogd.pid ] ; then
+	   pid=`cat /var/run/elogd.pid`
+	   if [ -d /proc/$pid ] ; then
+	     echo "elogd already running"
+	     echo_failure
+	     exit 1
+	   fi
+	fi
 	echo -n "Starting elogd: "
-	daemon @PREFIX@/bin/elogd -D -c @PREFIX@/elog/elogd.cfg
+	@PREFIX@/bin/elogd -D -c @PREFIX@/elog/elogd.cfg  > /dev/null 2>&1 
 	RETVAL=$?
-        [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/routeid
+        if [ $RETVAL -eq 0  ] ; then 
+          touch /var/lock/subsys/elogd
+          echo_success
+        else
+          echo_failure
+        fi
 	echo
 	;;
   stop)
@@ -27,8 +40,13 @@ case "$1" in
         echo -n "Stoping elogd: "
         /bin/kill `cat /var/run/elogd.pid`
         rm -f /var/lock/subsys/elogd
+	rm -f /var/run/elogd.pid
         echo_success
         echo
+     else
+        echo -n "No elogd running?"
+	echo_failure
+	echo
      fi
      
 	;;