diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 5699583aa..e6f2b7555 100755
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@
 import sys, os, time, threading, signal
 import bot
 
-class Watcher(object): 
+class Watcher(object):
    # Cf. http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/496735
-   def __init__(self):
+   def __init__(self, config_file):
+      config_dir = os.path.dirname(config_file)
+      config_name = os.path.basename(config_file).split('.')[0]
       self.child = os.fork()
-      if self.child != 0: 
+      if self.child != 0:
+         f = open('%s/phenny.%s.pid' % (config_dir, config_name), 'w')
+         try:
+             f.write(str(self.child))
+         finally:
+             f.close()
          self.watch()
 
    def watch(self):
@@ -36,8 +43,8 @@ def connect(config):
       p = bot.Phenny(config)
       p.run(config.host, config.port)
 
-   try: Watcher()
-   except Exception, e: 
+   try: Watcher(config.filename)
+   except Exception, e:
       print >> sys.stderr, 'Warning:', e, '(in __init__.py)'
 
    while True: