diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index 9653de7..5a44750 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -440,9 +440,6 @@ main() {
 	# Die if there is no service config file
 	[[ "$service_config" ]] || die 19 "Service not found: $1"
 	
-	# Semi-hardcoded stuff
-	svc_pidfile="$rundir/$service_name.pid"
-
 	# We can handle other people's service configs, poorly
 	if (( service_systemd )); then
 		# I'm pretty sure we'll need this
@@ -474,6 +471,9 @@ main() {
 		(( service_respawn )) && die 21 "Refusing to respawn a service that manages itself."
 	fi
 
+	# Semi-hardcoded stuff
+	svc_pidfile="$rundir/$service_name.pid"
+
 	# Service-level defaults
 	default service_pidfile         "$svc_pidfile"
 	default service_logfile         "$logdir/$service_name.log"