diff --git a/Repositories/otago_eprints3/Makefile b/Repositories/otago_eprints3/Makefile
index 4e92a20..ce9e3e1 100755
--- a/Repositories/otago_eprints3/Makefile
+++ b/Repositories/otago_eprints3/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 # EPRINTS_GROUP: the group that owns the EPrints directory
 # APACHE_STOP: the command to stop Apache
 # APACHE_START: the command to start Apache
-# APACHE_PID: the path to the Apache PID file
 #
 # Used in archive XML configuration files
 # EPRINTS_HOST: eprints host name
@@ -27,6 +26,9 @@
 # EPRINTSSTATS: /path/to/EPrintsStats/installation
 # PHPSURVEYOR: /path/to/phpSurveyor/installation (deprecated)
 #
+# Required commands:
+# pgrep
+#
 include environment_config.make
 
 
@@ -106,10 +108,10 @@
 restart_apache:
 	@announce "Waiting for Apache to shut down..."
 	@sudo $(APACHE_STOP)
-	@sleep 10
+	@while `pgrep "apache|httpd" > /dev/null`; do echo > /dev/null; done
 	@announce "Waiting for Apache to start up..."
 	@sudo $(APACHE_START)
-	@while [ ! -f $(APACHE_PID) ]; do echo > /dev/null; done
+	@until `pgrep "apache|httpd" > /dev/null`; do echo > /dev/null; done
 
 
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