diff --git a/lib/crono/config.rb b/lib/crono/config.rb
index 6b99805..3a693dc 100644
--- a/lib/crono/config.rb
+++ b/lib/crono/config.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module Crono
     def initialize
       self.cronotab = CRONOTAB
       self.logfile  = LOGFILE
-      @pidfile = PIDFILE
       self.piddir = PIDDIR
       self.process_name = PROCESS_NAME
       self.daemonize = false
diff --git a/log/.keep b/log/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/spec/config_spec.rb b/spec/config_spec.rb
index 5efa762..f1e4650 100644
--- a/spec/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/config_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe Crono::Config do
       @config = Crono::Config.new
       expect(@config.cronotab).to be Crono::Config::CRONOTAB
       expect(@config.logfile).to be Crono::Config::LOGFILE
-      expect(@config.pidfile).to be nil
       expect(@config.piddir).to be Crono::Config::PIDDIR
       expect(@config.process_name).to be Crono::Config::PROCESS_NAME
       expect(@config.daemonize).to be false