diff --git a/src/service/service.cr b/src/service/service.cr
index fc1a9d2..58e6a97 100644
--- a/src/service/service.cr
+++ b/src/service/service.cr
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ class Service
 			end
 
 			Process.waitpid _pid
+			File.delete(get_pid_file pid_dir)
 		else
 			# Already stopped or dead, nothing to be done here.
 		end