diff --git a/tools/deployment/osqueryd.initd b/tools/deployment/osqueryd.initd
index d629c84c..7d5d4af6 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/osqueryd.initd
+++ b/tools/deployment/osqueryd.initd
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ start() {
     PID=$(cat $PIDFILE)
     PROCNAME=$(ps -p $PID -o comm\=)
     if [ "$PROCNAME" = "$PROG" ]; then
-      echo "$PROG is already running: $PID"
-      return 1
+      return 0
     else
       # osqueryd pidfile exists but it's not running
       rm $PIDFILE
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ stop() {
   ensure_root
 
   if [ ! -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
-    echo "$PROG is not running. no pidfile found."
-    return 1
+    return 0
   else
     PID=$(cat $PIDFILE)
     pkill -P $PID && kill -9 $PID