diff --git a/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo b/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo
index 3538fca..3f7eabc 100644
--- a/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo
+++ b/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ stop() {
 	local ret=$?
 	
 	eend ${ret} "Failed to stop ripping-cluster-worker"
-	${ret} || rm -f ${PID_FILE}
+	if [[ "${ret}" == 0 ]]; then 
+	    rm -f ${PID_FILE}
+	fi
 	
 	return ${ret}
 }