diff --git a/lib/base/application.cpp b/lib/base/application.cpp
index 9de7f7d4d..09f544622 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/application.cpp
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ pid_t Application::StartReloadProcess(void)
 	Process::Ptr process = make_shared<Process>(Process::PrepareCommand(args));
 	process->SetTimeout(300);
 	process->Run(&ReloadProcessCallback);
-    
-	return process->GetHandle();
+ 
+	return process->GetPID();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/base/process.cpp b/lib/base/process.cpp
index 548d3ad69..d6366324d 100644
--- a/lib/base/process.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/process.cpp
@@ -410,9 +410,10 @@ void Process::Run(const boost::function<void(const ProcessResult&)>& callback)
 
 	m_Process = pi.hProcess;
 	m_FD = outReadPipe;
+	m_PID = pi.dwProcessId;
 
 	Log(LogInformation, "base", "Running command '" + m_Arguments +
-		"': PID " + Convert::ToString(pi.dwProcessId));
+		"': PID " + Convert::ToString(m_PID));
 
 #else /* _WIN32 */
 	int fds[2];
@@ -514,8 +515,10 @@ void Process::Run(const boost::function<void(const ProcessResult&)>& callback)
 
 	// parent process
 
+	m_PID = m_Process;
+
 	Log(LogInformation, "base", "Running command '" + boost::algorithm::join(m_Arguments, " ") +
-		"': PID " + Convert::ToString(m_Process));
+		"': PID " + Convert::ToString(m_PID));
 
 	m_Arguments.clear();
 
@@ -636,9 +639,9 @@ bool Process::DoEvents(void)
 	return false;
 }
 
-Process::ProcessHandle Process::GetHandle(void) const
+pid_t Process::GetPID(void) const
 {
-	return m_Process;
+	return m_PID;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/base/process.h b/lib/base/process.h
index eb73e6c5c..bd3e5ad80 100644
--- a/lib/base/process.h
+++ b/lib/base/process.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 
 	void Run(const boost::function<void (const ProcessResult&)>& callback = boost::function<void (const ProcessResult&)>());
 
-	ProcessHandle GetHandle(void) const;
+	pid_t GetPID(void) const;
 
 	static Arguments PrepareCommand(const Value& command);
 
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ private:
 	double m_Timeout;
 
 	ProcessHandle m_Process;
+	pid_t m_PID;
 	ConsoleHandle m_FD;
 
 	std::ostringstream m_OutputStream;