diff --git a/src/common/configpaths.py b/src/common/configpaths.py
index ba002bed7..00bdb427d 100644
--- a/src/common/configpaths.py
+++ b/src/common/configpaths.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class ConfigPaths:
 			secretsfile += u'.' + profile
 		pidfile += u'.pid'
 		self.add('CONFIG_FILE', TYPE_CONFIG, conffile)
-		self.add('PID_FILE', TYPE_CONFIG, pidfile)
+		self.add('PID_FILE', TYPE_CACHE, pidfile)
 		self.add('SECRETS_FILE', TYPE_DATA, secretsfile)
 
 gajimpaths = ConfigPaths()