diff --git a/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake b/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake
index 543ae5ce2..b573a3b09 100644
--- a/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake
+++ b/etc/logrotate.d/icinga2.cmake
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
-@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/icinga2.log @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/debug.log {
-       	daily
+@MAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/icinga2.log @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/debug.log {
+	daily
 	rotate 7
-	su @ICINGA2_USER@ @ICINGA2_GROUP@
 	compress
 	delaycompress
-       	missingok
-       	notifempty
-       	create 644 @ICINGA2_USER@ @ICINGA2_GROUP@
-	copytruncate
+	missingok
+	notifempty
+	create 644 @ICINGA2_USER@ @ICINGA2_GROUP@
 	postrotate
-		if ! killall -q -USR1 icinga2; then
+		if ! kill -l USR1 `cat @ICINGA2_RUNDIR@/icinga2/icinga2.pid`; then
 			exit 1
-		fi
-       	endscript
+		fi      
+	endscript
 }
 
 @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/error.log {
 	daily
-	su @ICINGA2_USER@ @ICINGA2_GROUP@
 	rotate 90
 	compress
 	delaycompress
 	missingok
 	notifempty
 	create 644 @ICINGA2_USER@ @ICINGA2_GROUP@
-	copytruncate
 	# TODO: figure out how to get Icinga to re-open this log file
 }