diff --git a/lib/daemon.php b/lib/daemon.php
index a7a49ce94b..cf33d9b90d 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.php
+++ b/lib/daemon.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Daemon {
 			return false;
 		}
 		
-		file_put_contents($pidfilename, posix_getpid());
+		file_put_contents($pidfilename, posix_getpid() . "\n");
 	}
 
 	function clearPidFile() {