--- bopm	2015-10-02 04:27:39.000000000 -0700
+++ bopm-new	2015-10-02 04:26:59.875374505 -0700
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
+PIDFILE=/var/run/bopm/bopm.pid
+
 opts="depend start stop"
 
 depend() {
 	need net
+	use ircd
+}
+
+start_pre() {
+	checkpath -o ${BOPM_UID} -d "$(dirname $PIDFILE)"
 }
 
 start() {
@@ -17,7 +24,7 @@
 
 stop() {
 	ebegin "Stopping Blitzed Open Proxy Monitor"
-	kill $(</var/run/bopm/bopm.pid)
+	kill $(<$PIDFILE)
 	eend $?
-	rm -f /var/run/bopm/bopm.pid
+	rm -f $PIDFILE
 }