diff --git a/lib/API/Startup.js b/lib/API/Startup.js
index a478dca7..61fc9d81 100644
--- a/lib/API/Startup.js
+++ b/lib/API/Startup.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ module.exports = function(CLI) {
       destination = '/etc/init.d/pm2';
       commands = [
         'chmod +x ' + destination,
+        'mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys',
         'touch /var/lock/subsys/pm2',
         'update-rc.d pm2 defaults'
       ];
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ module.exports = function(CLI) {
       destination = '/etc/init.d/pm2';
       commands = [
         'chmod +x ' + destination,
+        'mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys',
         'touch /var/lock/subsys/pm2',
         'chkconfig --add ' + destination,
         'chkconfig pm2 on',