diff --git a/bin/linspector b/bin/linspector
index 2f2b2ae..5ea21fa 100755
--- a/bin/linspector
+++ b/bin/linspector
@@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument('configuration_path', metavar='CONFIGURATION_PATH',
                         help='the configuration path to use')
 
-    mode = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    #mode = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 
-    mode.add_argument('-d', '--daemon', default=False, dest='daemon', action='store_true',
-                      help='run linspector as native daemon (default: false)')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--daemon', default=False, dest='daemon', action='store_true',
+                        help='run linspector as native daemon (default: false)')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-k', '--kill', default=False, dest='kill', action='store_true',
+                        help='kill the daemon if it is running (default: false)')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-r', '--restart', default=False, dest='restart', action='store_true',
+                        help='restart the daemon if it is running(default: false)')
 
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s ' + str(__version__))
 
@@ -90,7 +96,12 @@ def main():
             from linspector.core.linspectord import Linspectord
             linspectord = Linspectord(configuration, environment, linspector)
             # do handling of restart, start and stop commands but for now "start" is enough... ;)
-            linspectord.start()
+            if args.kill:
+                linspectord.stop()
+            elif args.restart:
+                linspectord.restart()
+            else:
+                linspectord.start()
         except Exception as err:
             logger.error('[linspector] daemon initialization error: {0}'.format(err))
             sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/linspector/core/linspectord.py b/linspector/core/linspectord.py
index 365e728..613422a 100644
--- a/linspector/core/linspectord.py
+++ b/linspector/core/linspectord.py
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ logger = getLogger('linspector')
 
 
 class Linspectord:
-    def __init__(self, pid_file, configuration, environment, linspector):
-        self.__pid_file = pid_file
+
+    def __init__(self, configuration, environment, linspector):
         self.__configuration = configuration
         self.__environment = environment
         self.__linspector = linspector
+        try:
+            self.__pid_file = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'pid_file')
+        except Exception as err:
+            logger.error(str('daemonize error (no pid_file set): {0}'.format(err)))
 
     def daemonize(self):
         # daemonize the class using the UNIX double fork mechanism.
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ class Linspectord:
         self.stop()
         self.start()
 
-    def run(self):
-        """
-        a good place to execute stuff after the process has been daemonized by start() or restart().
-        """
+    @staticmethod
+    def run():
+        while True:
+            pass