--- src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c.old	2011-06-06 23:29:23.194849047 +0200
+++ src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c	2011-06-06 23:31:42.641856843 +0200
@@ -1360,7 +1360,15 @@
 				alive = true;
 		} else {
 			if (pidfile) {
-				pid = get_pid(pidfile, true);
+				unsigned int my_c;
+				for(my_c=0 ; my_c<500 ; my_c++)
+				{
+					usleep(10000);
+					pid = get_pid(pidfile, true);
+					if(pid != -1)
+						break;
+				}
+				printf("delay = %d * 10ms\n", my_c);
 				if (pid == -1) {
 					eerrorx("%s: did not "
 					    "create a valid"