diff --git a/bash/jobrunner/daemon.sh b/bash/jobrunner/daemon.sh
index 92c1b30d..cb3801d5 100755
--- a/bash/jobrunner/daemon.sh
+++ b/bash/jobrunner/daemon.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # jeremystartm's jobrunner
 
+# Check for PID file
+if [ -f "/tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.pid" ]; then
+ echo ":: Error: The jobrunner daemon is already running."
+ echo "          If you think that this is an error, remove"
+ echo "          \"/tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.pid\"."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
 # Logging functions
 function log() {
  [[ -z "${JOBRUNNER_DISABLEOUTPUT}" ]] && echo "${*}"
@@ -21,18 +29,10 @@ else
  echo ":: Creating runtime directory"
  mkdir -p "/tmp/jobrunner/"
  
- echo -e "" > /tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.log
+ echo -n "" > /tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.log
  rm -rf /tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.cmd
 fi
 
-# Check for PID file
-if [ -f "/tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.pid" ]; then
- log ":: Error: The jobrunner daemon is already running."
- log "          If you think that this is an error, remove"
- log "          \"/tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.pid\"."
- exit 1
-fi
-
 # Write PID file
 log ":: Writing PID"
 echo "$$" > "/tmp/jobrunner/jobrunner.pid"