diff --git a/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2 b/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
index c5629d7..a0a3cc4 100644
--- a/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/nrpe.cfg.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ### {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 log_facility=daemon
-pid_file={{ monitored_nrpe_pidfile }}
+{% if monitored_nrpe_pidfile %}pid_file={{ monitored_nrpe_pidfile }}
+{% else %}# pid_file=
+{% endif %}
 debug=0
 
 {% if monitored_nrpe_server_address %}server_address={{ monitored_nrpe_server_address }}
diff --git a/vars/alpine.yml b/vars/alpine.yml
index 8235940..88d311a 100644
--- a/vars/alpine.yml
+++ b/vars/alpine.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ monitored_packages_nrpe:
   - nrpe
 
 monitored_nrpe_basedir: /etc
-monitored_nrpe_pidfile: /var/run/nrpe.pid
+monitored_nrpe_pidfile: False