diff --git a/daemons/daemon-util.in b/daemons/daemon-util.in
index 656dc95..01f2cbb 100644
--- a/daemons/daemon-util.in
+++ b/daemons/daemon-util.in
@@ -246,12 +246,14 @@ start() {
   @PKGLIBDIR@/ensure-dirs
 
   if type -p start-stop-daemon >/dev/null; then
-    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
-      --pidfile $pidfile \
-      --exec $daemonexec \
-      --user $usergroup \
-      --wait 300 \
-      -- $args "$@"
+    if ! ret=$(/usr/bin/pgrep $name) ; then
+      start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
+        --pidfile $pidfile \
+        --exec $daemonexec \
+        --user $usergroup \
+        --wait 300 \
+        -- $args "$@"
+    fi
   else
     # TODO: Find a way to start daemon with a group, until then the group must
     # be removed