diff --git a/debian/patches/00list b/debian/patches/00list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b77285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/00list
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01_add_pidfile_support.dpatch
diff --git a/debian/patches/01_add_pidfile_support.dpatch b/debian/patches/01_add_pidfile_support.dpatch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7167245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/01_add_pidfile_support.dpatch
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#!/bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
+## 01_add_pidfile_support.dpatch by Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>
+## with hints by Sebastian Harl <sh@tokkee.org> and
+## Alexander Wirt <formorer@formorer.de>
+##
+## DP: add pidfile support to ps-watcher
+
+
+--- ps-watcher-1.06/ps-watcher.in.in	2007-07-04 21:34:23.000000000 +0200
++++ ps-watcher-1.06/ps-watcher.in.in	2008-04-02 18:16:45.000000000 +0200
+@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
+ 
+ use vars qw($program $ps_cmd $ps_cmdfull $ps_fullcmd_fmt @ps_vars $ps_dvars
+ 	    $0 $logopened $ps_args_fmt $args
+-            $count $pid $command $ps_arg_opts $DEVNULL %opts
++            $count $pid $command $ps_arg_opts $DEVNULL %opts $PIDFILE
+            );
++
++$PIDFILE = "/var/run/ps-watcher.pid";
++
+ use strict;
+ BEGIN { require 5.00503 }
+ 
+@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@
+ sub read_config($);
+ sub check_config_file($);
+ sub run_trigger($$$);
++sub check_pid();
+ 
+ init();
+ process_options();
+@@ -147,7 +151,12 @@
+ }
+ 
+ if ($opts{daemon}) {
+-  daemonize();
++    if (! check_pid()) {
++      exit 1;
++    }
++    if (! daemonize()) {
++     exit 1;
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ install_handlers();
+@@ -584,14 +593,62 @@
+   exit 10;
+ }
+ 
++sub check_pid() {
++  if (-f $PIDFILE) {
++    if (open(PID,$PIDFILE)) {
++      my $pid = <PID>;
++      if (!close(PID)) {
++        logger("Unable to close file handle PID for file '$PIDFILE': $!");
++        return;
++      }
++      if (-f "/proc/$pid/stat") {
++        if (open(FH,"/proc/$pid/stat")) {
++          my $line = <FH>;
++          if (!close(FH)) {
++            logger("Unable to close file handle FH for file '/proc/$pid/stat': $!");
++            return;
++          }
++          if ($line =~ /\d+[^(]*\((.*)\)\s*/) {
++            my $process = $1;
++            if ($process =~ /^$program$/) {
++              logger("$program already running at PID $pid; exiting.");
++              exit(0);
++            }
++          }
++        } else {
++          logger("Unable to open file handle FH for file '/proc/$pid/stat': $!");
++          return;
++        }
++      } else {
++        logger("Removing stale PID file.");
++        unlink($PIDFILE);
++      }
++    }else{
++      logger("Unable to open file handle PID for file '$PIDFILE': $!");
++      return;
++    }
++  }
++  return 1;
++}
+ 
+ sub daemonize() {
+   chdir '/'                 or die "Can't chdir to /: $!";
+   defined(my $pid = fork)   or die "Can't fork: $!";
+   exit 0 if $pid;
++  if (open(FH,">$PIDFILE")) {
++    print FH $$;
++    if (!close(FH)) {
++      logger("Unable to close file handle FH for file '$PIDFILE': $!");
++      return;
++    }
++  } else {
++    logger("Unable to open file handle FH for file '$PIDFILE': $!");
++    return;
++  }
+   use POSIX qw(setsid);
+   setsid()                  or die "Can't start a new session: $!";
+   umask 0;
++  return 1;
+ }
+ 
+ # Time configuration file was last read.