diff --git a/ctl b/ctl
index 4ef1930..94e5eec 100755
--- a/ctl
+++ b/ctl
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ BASE=`pwd`
 SYSTEM=`uname -s`
 PLATFORM=`uname -m`
 
+if [ -e $PID ]; then
+else
 if [ -e "$BASE/config/tor/hostname" ]; then
     onion=$(cat "$BASE/config/tor/hostname")
     id=${onion/.onion/}
     PID="/tmp/$NAME.$USER.$id.pid"
 fi
+fi
 
 if [ -e "$BASE/local_platform" ]; then
     export PLATFORM_ENV="$BASE/local_platform"