diff --git a/lsyncd.c b/lsyncd.c
index d5e0821..816f23c 100644
--- a/lsyncd.c
+++ b/lsyncd.c
@@ -755,9 +755,16 @@ write_pidfile
 
 	snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), "%i\n", getpid( ) );
 
-	write( pidfile_fd, buf, strlen( buf ) );
+	if (write( pidfile_fd, buf, strlen( buf ) ) != strlen(buf)) {
+		printlogf(
+			L, "Error",
+			"Cannot write pidfile; '%s'",
+			pidfile
+		);
+
+		safeexit(L, -1 );
+	}
 
-	//fclose( f );
 }