diff --git a/bind.spec b/bind.spec
index 1857155..d14ff34 100644
--- a/bind.spec
+++ b/bind.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Summary: 	The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) serv
 Name: 		bind
 License: 	BSD-like
 Version: 	9.3.3
-Release: 	2%{?dist}
+Release: 	3%{?dist}
 Epoch:   	30
 Url: 		http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/
 Buildroot: 	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 :;
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 5 2006 Martin Stransky <stransky@redhat.com> - 30:9.3.3-3
+- added fix from #209400 - Bind Init Script does not create 
+  the PID file always, created by Jeff Means
+
 * Mon Oct 2 2006 Martin Stransky <stransky@redhat.com> - 30:9.3.3-2
 - removed chcon from post script, replaced by restorecon 
   (Bug 202547, comment no. 37)
diff --git a/named.init b/named.init
index 23f4faa..d5aa418 100755
--- a/named.init
+++ b/named.init
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ start() {
 		   ln -s $ROOTDIR/var/run/named/named.pid /var/run/named_sdb.pid;
 	       fi;
 	   fi;
+	   if [ -n "`/sbin/pidof -o %PPID $named`" ]; then
+	       # Verify that named actually started (JM 2006-10-04)
+	       if [ ! -e $ROOTDIR/var/run/named/named.pid ]; then
+		  # If there is not a file containing the PID of the now running named daemon then create it (JM 2006-10-04)
+		  echo `/sbin/pidof -o %PPID $named` > $ROOTDIR/var/run/named/named.pid;
+		  if [ "$named" = "named_sdb" ]; then
+		     echo `/sbin/pidof -o %PPID $named` > $ROOTDIR/var/run/named/named_sdb.pid;
+		  fi;
+	       fi;
+	   fi;
 	else
 	   named_err="`/usr/sbin/named-checkconf $ckcf_options $named_conf 2>&1`";	   
 	   echo