diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
index 9eb183ed..7c7e533e 100644
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FTLUSER=pihole
 PIDFILE=/var/run/pihole-FTL.pid
 
 get_pid() {
-    pidof "pihole-FTL"
+    pidof "pihole-FTL" | awk '{print $(NF)}'
 }
 
 is_running() {