diff --git a/init.d/rhodecode-upstart.conf b/init.d/rhodecode-upstart.conf
--- a/init.d/rhodecode-upstart.conf
+++ b/init.d/rhodecode-upstart.conf
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ env GROUP=hg
 exec /var/hg/.virtualenvs/rhodecode/bin/paster serve --user=$USER --group=$GROUP --pid-file=$PIDFILE --log-file=$LOGFILE $APPINI
 
 post-stop script
-	rm $PIDFILE
+	rm -f $PIDFILE
 end script