diff --git a/plugins/pidfile.c b/plugins/pidfile.c
index 791c611f..2ac5fc39 100644
--- a/plugins/pidfile.c
+++ b/plugins/pidfile.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static void pidfile_update_conds(char *dir, char *name, uint32_t mask)
 				_d("Forking service %s changed PID from %d to %d",
 				   svc->cmd, svc->pid, pid);
 				svc->pid = pid;
+
+				/* Complement log in service.c for non-forking services */
+				logit(LOG_CONSOLE | LOG_NOTICE, "Started %s[%d]", svc_ident(svc, NULL, 0), pid);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 53991537..5f333919 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -1537,11 +1537,17 @@ void service_monitor(pid_t lost, int status)
 	}
 
 	/* Forking sysv/services declare themselves with pid:!/path/to/pid.file  */
-	if (svc_is_starting(svc) && svc_is_forking(svc)) {
-		svc->pid = 0;	/* Expect no more activity from this one */
-		return;
+	if (svc_is_forking(svc)) {
+		/* Likely start script exiting */
+		if (svc_is_starting(svc)) {
+			svc->pid = 0;	/* Expect no more activity from this one */
+			return;
+		}
+
+		logit(LOG_CONSOLE | LOG_NOTICE, "Stopped %s[%d]", svc_ident(svc, NULL, 0), lost);
 	}
 
+
 	/* Terminate any children in the same proess group, e.g. logit */
 	kill(-svc->pid, SIGKILL);