diff --git a/scripts/dom_activity.py b/scripts/dom_activity.py
index 7f705586c9275ee4b86723384a0ddcf3a43f3322..0809331189020d08e3fb2d53289ddbfbb82c4d3c 100755
--- a/scripts/dom_activity.py
+++ b/scripts/dom_activity.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     else:
         from daemonize import Daemonize
         process_name = os.path.basename(__file__)
-        pid_file = os.path.join("pids", __file__ + ".pid")
+        pid_file = os.path.join("pids", process_name + ".pid")
         print(process_name, pid_file)
         daemon = Daemonize(app=process_name, pid=pid_file, action=main)
         daemon.start()