diff --git a/template b/template
index de3944f..fb91c67 100755
--- a/template
+++ b/template
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ get_pid() {
 }
 
 is_running() {
-    [ -f "$pid_file" ] && ps `get_pid` > /dev/null 2>&1
+    [ -s "$pid_file" ] && ps `get_pid` > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 case "$1" in