diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33604e0..86d2a9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DESC = This package supplies the core required init scripts for startup
 ARCHIVE := ''
 SRCDIR := $(PWD)/SRC/initscripts
 PATCHDIR := $(PWD)/SRC/patches
-VERSION := 1.10-0
+VERSION := 1.11-0
 
 include /usr/share/snap/Makefile.snaplinux
 
diff --git a/SRC/initscripts/init-functions b/SRC/initscripts/init-functions
index 8f4ea5d..77431f3 100755
--- a/SRC/initscripts/init-functions
+++ b/SRC/initscripts/init-functions
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ pidofproc() {
     esac
   done
 
-  if [ -n "$pidfile" ] && [ ! -r "$pidfile" ]; then
-    return 1
-  elif [ -n "$pidfile" ]; then
+  if [ -r "$pidfile" ]; then
     pids=$(head -1 $pidfile|sed 's/ \+//g')
   else
     pids=$(pidof "$pathname")
@@ -189,15 +187,51 @@ status_of_proc() {
     esac
   done
 
+# Here we use LSB as a reference for the return values:
+#
+# 0		program is running or service is OK
+# 1		program is dead and /var/run pid file exists
+# 2		program is dead and /var/lock lock file exists
+# 3		program is not running
+# 4		program or service status is unknown
+# 5-99		reserved for future LSB use
+# 100-149	reserved for distribution use
+# 150-199	reserved for application use
+# 200-254	reserved
+#
+# As you can see however, for now we just support 0, 1, 3 and 4
+# May do something for 2 at some point, but the other status
+# codes should not be used here - they're only here for reference
+
   if [ -n "$pidfile" ]; then
-    pid=$(pidofproc -p "$pidfile" "$pathname");
+    if [ -r "$pidfile" ]; then
+      pid=$(pidofproc -p "$pidfile" "$pathname")
+
+      if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "$NAME running with PID: $pid" && return 0
+      else
+        echo "$NAME is not running" && return 1
+      fi
+    else
+      echo "Cannot read pid file ($pidfile)"
+
+      pid=$(pidofproc "$pathname")
+
+      if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "$NAME running with PID: $pid"
+      else
+        echo "$NAME is not running"
+      fi
+
+      return 4
+    fi
   else
     pid=$(pidofproc "$pathname")
-  fi
 
-  if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "$NAME is not runing" && return 1
-  else
-    echo "$NAME running with PID: $pid"
+    if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "$NAME running with PID: $pid" && return 0
+    else
+      echo "$NAME is not runing" && return 3
+    fi
   fi
   }