diff --git a/files/nodepool-builder.init b/files/nodepool-builder.init
index a93e1f6..4d4048e 100755
--- a/files/nodepool-builder.init
+++ b/files/nodepool-builder.init
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ do_start()
 
 	if [ ! -d "$PIDFILE_DIR" ] ; then
 		mkdir -p $PIDFILE_DIR
-		chown $USER $PIFILE_DIR
+		chown $USER $PIDFILE_DIR
 	fi
 	ulimit -n 8192
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE -c $USER --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \