--- /etc/init.d/bitlbee 2012-09-02 15:32:09.000000000 -0400
+++ /etc/init.d/bitlbeep        2012-09-02 15:29:13.154378536 -0400
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@
 start () {
        ebegin "Starting bitlbee"
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
-               -u bitlbee:bitlbee  --exec ${DAEMON} -- -P ${PIDFILE} \
-               ${BITLBEE_OPTS}
+               -u bitlbee:bitlbee  --exec ${DAEMON} -- ${BITLBEE_OPTS}
        eend $?
 }

 stop() {
        ebegin "Stopping bitlbee"
-       start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile ${PIDFILE}
+       start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet -u bitlbee:bitlbee
        eend $?
 }