diff --git a/.deploy/update.sh b/.deploy/update.sh
index 634b934..29cdc59 100644
--- a/.deploy/update.sh
+++ b/.deploy/update.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ git pull
 uv sync --locked
 uv run python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 uv run python manage.py migrate
-sudo kill -hup `cat gunicorn.pid`
+sudo kill -hup `cat /var/run/gunicorn-surfcams.pid`
 echo `date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3N"` ' Updated' >> update.log
 popd
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bb7e15e..9b7b6b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ surfcams.db
 staticroot
 surfcamsapi.sqlite
 
-gunicorn.pid
 update.log
diff --git a/gunicorn.conf.py b/gunicorn.conf.py
index b1bb3d5..9590cdf 100644
--- a/gunicorn.conf.py
+++ b/gunicorn.conf.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 threads = 4
 proc_name = "surfcams"
 worker_class = "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker"
-pidfile = "gunicorn.pid"
+pidfile = "/var/run/gunicorn-surfcams.pid"