diff -u lighttpd-1.4.22/debian/lighttpd.logrotate lighttpd-1.4.22/debian/lighttpd.logrotate
--- lighttpd-1.4.22/debian/lighttpd.logrotate
+++ lighttpd-1.4.22/debian/lighttpd.logrotate
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         notifempty
         sharedscripts
         postrotate
-           if [ -f /var/run/lighttpd.pid ]; then \
+           if [ -f /var/run/lighttpd.pid ] && ps --pid $(cat /var/run/lighttpd.pid) > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
              if [ -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ]; then \
                 invoke-rc.d lighttpd reload > /dev/null 2>&1; \
              else \