diff --git a/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk b/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk
index c21ce176e7..f99aade20a 100755
--- a/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk
+++ b/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	VERSION=`${DAEMON} -rx 'core show version' || ${TRUE}`
 	if [ "`echo $VERSION | cut -c 1-8`" = "Asterisk" ]; then
 		echo "Asterisk is already running.  $0 will exit now."
-		exit 1
+		exit 0
 	fi
 
 	log_begin_msg "Starting $DESC: $NAME"