diff --git a/pkg/deb/conf/keydb.conf b/pkg/deb/conf/keydb.conf
index 20df32e42..8bf03a0c5 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/conf/keydb.conf
+++ b/pkg/deb/conf/keydb.conf
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ tcp-keepalive 300
 
 # By default KeyDB does not run as a daemon. Use 'yes' if you need it.
 # Note that KeyDB will write a pid file in /var/run/keydb.pid when daemonized.
-daemonize no
+daemonize yes
 
 # If you run KeyDB from upstart or systemd, KeyDB can interact with your
 # supervision tree. Options:
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ daemonize no
 #
 # Creating a pid file is best effort: if KeyDB is not able to create it
 # nothing bad happens, the server will start and run normally.
-pidfile /var/run/keydb_6379.pid
+pidfile /var/run/keydb/keydb-server.pid
 
 # Specify the server verbosity level.
 # This can be one of: