diff --git a/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_memory_status b/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_memory_status
index 7fa092f2..7e5e4dd1 100755
--- a/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_memory_status
+++ b/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_memory_status
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 # set path to your rails app
 RAILS_ROOT = "/path/to/rails/app"
 
+# set name to your unicorn.pid
+PID_NAME = "unicorn.pid"
+
 module Munin
   class UnicornMemoryStatus
     attr_reader :pid_file
 
-    def initialize(rails_root)
-      @pid_file = "#{rails_root}/tmp/pids/unicorn.pid"
+    def initialize(rails_root, pid_name)
+      @pid_file = "#{rails_root}/tmp/pids/#{pid_name}"
     end
 
     def master_pid
@@ -75,6 +78,6 @@ when "config"
   puts "total_memory.label total_memory"
   puts "total_memory.draw LINE2"
 else
-  m = Munin::UnicornMemoryStatus.new(ENV['rails_root'] || RAILS_ROOT)
+  m = Munin::UnicornMemoryStatus.new(ENV['rails_root'] || RAILS_ROOT, ENV['pid_name'] || PID_NAME)
   puts "total_memory.value #{m.total_memory}"
 end
diff --git a/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_status b/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_status
index 69e4a716..2088d4b7 100755
--- a/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_status
+++ b/plugins/unicorn/unicorn_status
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 # set path to your rails app
 RAILS_ROOT = "/path/to/rails/app"
 
+# set name to your unicorn.pid
+PID_NAME = "unicorn.pid"
+
 module Munin
   class UnicornStatus
     attr_reader :pid_file
 
-    def initialize(rails_root)
-      @pid_file = "#{rails_root}/tmp/pids/unicorn.pid"
+    def initialize(rails_root, pid_name)
+      @pid_file = "#{rails_root}/tmp/pids/#{pid_name}"
     end
 
     def master_pid
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ when "config"
   puts "total_worker.label total_workers"
   puts "idle_worker.label idle_workers"
 else
-  m = Munin::UnicornStatus.new(ENV['rails_root'] || RAILS_ROOT)
+  m = Munin::UnicornStatus.new(ENV['rails_root'] || RAILS_ROOT, ENV['pid_name'] || PID_NAME)
   puts "total_worker.value #{m.worker_count}"
   puts "idle_worker.value #{m.idle_worker_count}"
 end