1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/cpp/etc/qpidd.in b/qpid/cpp/etc/qpidd.in
index 7db59e369f..b5416668ba 100755
--- a/qpid/cpp/etc/qpidd.in
+++ b/qpid/cpp/etc/qpidd.in
@@ -51,11 +51,16 @@ test -f @sysconfdir@/sysconfig/$prog && source @sysconfdir@/sysconfig/$prog
 source /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
 # Check presence of executables/scripts
-for f in $QPID_BIN $QPID_HA; do
+for f in $QPID_BIN; do
     test -x $f || { echo "$f not found or not executable"; exit 5; }
 done
 
-QPID_HA="$QPID_HA $QPID_HA_OPTIONS"
+qpid_ping() {
+    # Only do ping test if qpid-ha is installed.
+    if test -x  $QPID_HA; then
+	$QPID_HA $QPID_HA_OPTIONS ping
+    fi
+}
 
 RETVAL=0
 
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ fi
 
 do_status() {
     # Check PID file and ping for liveness
-    status $prog && $QPID_HA ping
+    status $prog && $qpid_ping
 }
 
 start() {