diff --git a/DaemonLinux.cpp b/DaemonLinux.cpp
index d94ede7f..b4fd7815 100644
--- a/DaemonLinux.cpp
+++ b/DaemonLinux.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace i2p
 
 			// Pidfile
 			// this code is c-styled and a bit ugly, but we need fd for locking pidfile
-			pidfile = i2p::util::config::GetArg("pidfile", "");
+			pidfile = i2p::util::config::GetArg("-pidfile", "");
 			if (pidfile != "") {
 				pidFH = open(pidfile.c_str(), O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0600);
 				if (pidFH < 0)