diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_client/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
index c3e1a9e760..8ec106f594 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ log_facility=daemon
 # number.  The file is only written if the NRPE daemon is started by the root
 # user and is running in standalone mode.
 
-pid_file=/var/run/nrpe.pid
+#pid_file=/var/run/nrpe.pid