diff --git a/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.tpl b/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.tpl
index 6890f868e..be41e3ea6 100644
--- a/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.tpl
+++ b/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.tpl
@@ -28,13 +28,9 @@ PIDFILE={$SERVER_PATH}/redis/redis_6379.pid
 mkdir -p {$SERVER_PATH}/redis/data
 
 redis_start(){
-	if [ -f $PIDFILE ]
-	then
-			echo "$PIDFILE exists, process is already running or crashed"
-	else
-			echo "Starting Redis server..."
-			nohup $EXEC $CONF >> {$SERVER_PATH}/redis/logs.pl 2>&1 &
-	fi
+	kill -9 `cat $PIDFILE`
+	echo "Starting Redis server..."
+	nohup $EXEC $CONF >> {$SERVER_PATH}/redis/logs.pl 2>&1 &
 }
 redis_stop(){
 	if [ ! -f $PIDFILE ]