diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/PidFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/PidFileProvider.cs
index 814a1d7f2..a89c76fdd 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/PidFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/PidFileProvider.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public void Write()
             var filename = Path.Combine(_appFolderInfo.AppDataFolder, "nzbdrone.pid");
             try
             {
-                File.WriteAllText(filename, _processProvider.GetCurrentProcess().Id.ToString());
+                File.WriteAllText(filename, _processProvider.GetCurrentProcessId().ToString());
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/ProcessProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/ProcessProvider.cs
index 7bc817086..9a4fef4dd 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/ProcessProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Processes/ProcessProvider.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Processes
 {
     public interface IProcessProvider
     {
+        int GetCurrentProcessId();
         ProcessInfo GetCurrentProcess();
         ProcessInfo GetProcessById(int id);
         List<ProcessInfo> FindProcessByName(string name);
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ public ProcessProvider(Logger logger)
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
+        public int GetCurrentProcessId()
+        {
+            return Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id;
+        }
+
         public ProcessInfo GetCurrentProcess()
         {
             return ConvertToProcessInfo(Process.GetCurrentProcess());