diff --git a/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c b/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c
index 13da444..d9219b9 100644
--- a/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c
+++ b/uno-stats-monitor/unomond/monitor_daemon.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 int debug = 0;
 int running = 0;
 char *conf_file_name = "unomond.conf";
-char *pid_file_name = NULL;
+char *pid_file_name = "/tmp/unomond.pid";
 int pid_fd = -1;
 const char *app_name = "UnomonD";
 FILE *log_stream;
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ int read_conf_file(int reload) {
 
     config_init(&cfg);
 	if(conf_file_name == NULL) {
-		fprintf(log_stream, "Can not open configuration file!\n");
-		syslog(LOG_INFO, "Can not open configuration file %s, exiting.",conf_file_name);
-		return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		fprintf(log_stream, "Can not open configuration file %s.\n",conf_file_name);
+		syslog(LOG_INFO, "Can not open configuration file %s.",conf_file_name);
+		return(1);
 	}
 
     // read the file. if there is an error, report it and exit
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		switch (value) {
 			case 'c':
 				conf_file_name = strdup(optarg);
+				fprintf(log_stream, "Reloading configuation from command line...\n");
 				read_conf_file(0);
                 fprintf(log_stream, "Command Line: Using 'conffile': %s\n",conf_file_name);
 				break;
@@ -644,13 +645,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				break;
 			case 'd':
 				start_daemonized = 1;
-                fprintf(log_stream, "Command Line: Daemonizing...");
+                fprintf(log_stream, "Command Line: Daemonizing...\n");
 				break;
 			case 'D':
 				debug = 1;
                 fprintf(log_stream, "Command Line: Using Debugging\n");
 				break;
-            case 'h' | '?':
+            case 'h':
 				print_help();
 				return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 			default: