diff --git a/boring-nginx/run.sh b/boring-nginx/run.sh
index 2049b56..f511fa5 100644
--- a/boring-nginx/run.sh
+++ b/boring-nginx/run.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+touch /var/run/nginx.pid
 chown -R $UID:$GID /etc/nginx /var/log/nginx /var/run/nginx.pid /sites-enabled /conf.d /certs /www /tmp
 chmod -R 700 /certs
 exec su-exec $UID:$GID /sbin/tini -- nginx
diff --git a/nginx/run.sh b/nginx/run.sh
index 2049b56..f511fa5 100644
--- a/nginx/run.sh
+++ b/nginx/run.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+touch /var/run/nginx.pid
 chown -R $UID:$GID /etc/nginx /var/log/nginx /var/run/nginx.pid /sites-enabled /conf.d /certs /www /tmp
 chmod -R 700 /certs
 exec su-exec $UID:$GID /sbin/tini -- nginx