diff --git a/debian/logrotate b/debian/logrotate
index a94b400..24139f6 100644
--- a/debian/logrotate
+++ b/debian/logrotate
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
         create 640 nginx adm
         sharedscripts
         postrotate
-                [ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ] && kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`
+                if [ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ]; then
+                        kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`
+                fi
         endscript
 }
diff --git a/rpm/SOURCES/logrotate b/rpm/SOURCES/logrotate
index a94b400..24139f6 100644
--- a/rpm/SOURCES/logrotate
+++ b/rpm/SOURCES/logrotate
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
         create 640 nginx adm
         sharedscripts
         postrotate
-                [ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ] && kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`
+                if [ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ]; then
+                        kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`
+                fi
         endscript
 }
diff --git a/rpm/SOURCES/nginx.suse.logrotate b/rpm/SOURCES/nginx.suse.logrotate
index 76737fe..988b3b2 100644
--- a/rpm/SOURCES/nginx.suse.logrotate
+++ b/rpm/SOURCES/nginx.suse.logrotate
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
         create 640 nginx trusted
         sharedscripts
         postrotate
-                [ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ] && kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`
+                if [ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ]; then
+                        kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`
+                fi
         endscript
 }