diff --git a/utils/redis_init_script.tpl b/utils/redis_init_script.tpl
index e0c5b2f88..e2af1fe77 100755
--- a/utils/redis_init_script.tpl
+++ b/utils/redis_init_script.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 case "$1" in
     start)
-        if [ -f $$PIDFILE ]
+        if [ -f $PIDFILE ]
         then
                 echo "$PIDFILE exists, process is already running or crashed"
         else