diff --git a/scripts/build_freebsd.sh b/scripts/build_freebsd.sh
index d2f142c..0a539f8 100755
--- a/scripts/build_freebsd.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_freebsd.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ PACKAGE_TMPDIR="${PACKAGE_TMPDIR}/freebsd"
 PACKAGE_RCDIR=/etc/rc.d
 PACKAGE_NEWSYSLOGDIR=etc/newsyslog.conf.d
 
+# Common variables
+PID_FILE=/var/run/${PACKAGE_NAME}.pid
+
 ############################
 #  Create rc file          #
 ############################
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ RC_NAME=$(echo ${PACKAGE_NAME} | sed "s~-~_~g")
 mkdir -p ${BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_TMPDIR}/${PACKAGE_RCDIR}
 cat ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/rc.conf \
 	| sed "s~{{ RC_NAME }}~${RC_NAME}~g" \
+	| sed "s~{{ PID_FILE }}~${PID_FILE}~g" \
 	| sed "s~{{ DESCRIPTION }}~${PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION}~" \
 	| sed "s~{{ PROGRAM }}~/${PACKAGE_BINDIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}~" \
 	> ${BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_TMPDIR}/${PACKAGE_RCDIR}/${RC_NAME}
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ chmod 755 ${BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_TMPDIR}/${PACKAGE_RCDIR}/${RC_NAME}
 mkdir -p ${BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_TMPDIR}/${PACKAGE_NEWSYSLOGDIR}
 cat ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/newsyslog.conf \
 	| sed "s~{{ LOG_FILE }}~${PACKAGE_LOGFILE}~" \
+	| sed "s~{{ PID_FILE }}~${PID_FILE}~g" \
 	> ${BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_TMPDIR}/${PACKAGE_NEWSYSLOGDIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}.conf
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/templates/newsyslog.conf b/scripts/templates/newsyslog.conf
index ebc08e8..99b93c0 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/newsyslog.conf
+++ b/scripts/templates/newsyslog.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # logfilename     [owner:group]    mode count size when  flags [/pid_file] [sig_num]
-{{ LOG_FILE }}     	   			   640  3     *    @T10  JC
+{{ LOG_FILE }}     	   			   640  3     *    @T10  JC    {{ PID_FILE }} 
diff --git a/scripts/templates/rc.conf b/scripts/templates/rc.conf
index 8464749..a9fb36a 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/rc.conf
+++ b/scripts/templates/rc.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 name="{{ RC_NAME }}"
 desc="{{ DESCRIPTION }}"
 logfile="${eosio_api_healthcheck_logfile:-/var/log/${name}.log}"
-pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+pidfile="{{ PID_FILE }}"
 command="{{ PROGRAM }}"
 command_args="-p ${pidfile} ${eosio_api_healthcheck_args}"