diff --git a/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker b/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker
index 6feeb20292..9757d0395c 100755
--- a/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker
+++ b/contrib/init/sysvinit-redhat/docker
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ start() {
         while [ ! -f $pidfile -a $tries -lt 10 ]; do
             sleep 1
             tries=$((tries + 1))
+            echo -n '.'
         done
+        if [ ! -f $pidfile ]; then
+          failure
+          echo
+          exit 1
+        fi
         success
         echo
     else