--- mysqld.orig	2005-06-01 13:22:55.000000000 +0200
+++ mysqld	2005-06-01 13:42:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@
         exit 1
       else
         sleep 1 # wait on children
-        echo `pidof -o %PPID /usr/bin/mysqld` >/var/run/mysqld.pid
-        add_daemon mysqld
-        stat_done
+        PID=`pidof -o %PPID /usr/bin/mysqld`
+        if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+          stat_fail
+          exit 1
+        else
+          echo $PID >/var/run/mysqld.pid
+          add_daemon mysqld
+          stat_done
+        fi
       fi
     else
       stat_fail