diff --git a/debian/scripts/koha-restart-zebra b/debian/scripts/koha-restart-zebra
index 866dafdcfd..b978b5e0de 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/koha-restart-zebra
+++ b/debian/scripts/koha-restart-zebra
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ restart_zebra_instance()
         echo "Restarting Zebra server for $instancename"
         daemon \
             --name="$instancename-koha-zebra" \
+            --pidfiles="/var/run/koha/$instancename/" \
             --errlog="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra-error.log" \
             --stdout="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra.log" \
             --output="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra-output.log" \
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ start_zebra_instance()
         echo "Starting Zebra server for $instancename"
         daemon \
             --name="$instancename-koha-zebra" \
+            --pidfiles="/var/run/koha/$instancename/" \
             --errlog="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra-error.log" \
             --stdout="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra.log" \
             --output="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra-output.log" \
diff --git a/debian/scripts/koha-stop-zebra b/debian/scripts/koha-stop-zebra
index 10c8b78379..e6aae7d10d 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/koha-stop-zebra
+++ b/debian/scripts/koha-stop-zebra
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stop_zebra_instance()
     echo "Stopping Zebra server for $instancename"
     daemon \
         --name="$instancename-koha-zebra" \
+        --pidfiles="/var/run/koha/$instancename/" \
         --errlog="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra-error.log" \
         --stdout="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra.log" \
         --output="/var/log/koha/$instancename/zebra-output.log" \