diff --git a/server/fwknopd.c b/server/fwknopd.c
index caeada0..0d1e6c1 100644
--- a/server/fwknopd.c
+++ b/server/fwknopd.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ get_running_pid(const fko_srv_options_t *opts)
 
     op_fd = open(opts->config[CONF_FWKNOP_PID_FILE], O_RDONLY);
 
-    if(op_fd == -1)
+    if((op_fd == -1) && (opts->verbose > 0))
     {
         perror("Error trying to open PID file: ");
         return(rpid);