diff --git a/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init b/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init
index e4d02b4..0747446 100755
--- a/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init
+++ b/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 
 # PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-DESC=osmo-nitb             # Introduce a short description here
-NAME=osmocom-nitb          # Introduce the short server's name here
-DAEMON=/usr/bin/osmo-nitb  # Introduce the server's location here
-PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
-SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+NAME=osmo-nitb                      # Introduce the short server's name here
+DESC="Osmocom GSM Network-in-a-Box" # Introduce a short description here
+DAEMON=/usr/bin/osmo-nitb           # Introduce the server's location here
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/osmocom-nitb
 
 # Exit if the package is not installed
 [ -x $DAEMON ] || exit 0
 
 # Read configuration variable file if it is present
-[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
+[ -r /etc/default/osmocom-nitb ] && . /etc/default/osmocom-nitb
 
 # Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
 . /lib/init/vars.sh
@@ -45,9 +44,9 @@
 	#   0 if daemon has been started
 	#   1 if daemon was already running
 	#   2 if daemon could not be started
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
 		|| return 1
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- \
 		$DAEMON_ARGS \
 		|| return 2
 	# Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
 	#   1 if daemon was already stopped
 	#   2 if daemon could not be stopped
 	#   other if a failure occurred
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --name $NAME
 	RETVAL="$?"
 	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
 	# Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
@@ -76,8 +75,6 @@
 	# sleep for some time.
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec $DAEMON
 	[ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
-	# Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
-	rm -f $PIDFILE
 	return "$RETVAL"
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@
 	# restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
 	# then implement that here.
 	#
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet $PIDFILE --name $NAME
 	return 0
 }