1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
index e312b104747..a0c83c06f7e 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -4133,7 +4133,6 @@ gf_is_service_running(char *pidfile, int *pid)
     ret = lockf(fno, F_TEST, 0);
     if (ret == -1) {
         running = _gf_true;
-        goto out;
     }
 
     ret = fscanf(file, "%d", pid);
@@ -4141,6 +4140,8 @@ gf_is_service_running(char *pidfile, int *pid)
         gf_msg("", GF_LOG_ERROR, errno, LG_MSG_FILE_OP_FAILED,
                "Unable to read pidfile: %s", pidfile);
         *pid = -1;
+        running = _gf_false;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     running = gf_is_pid_running(*pid);