Can't start a ZNC service

I try to start ZNC using the following command

service znc start

I get this error

Starting znc: /usr/bin/dirname: extra operand `2>&1.pid'
Try `/usr/bin/dirname --help' for more information.
                                                           [FAILED]

This is what the init.d script looks like

exec=/usr/bin/znc
prog=znc
config=/var/lib/znc
runas=znc

lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog

start() {
[ -x $exec ] || exit 5
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
# if not running, start it up here, usually something like "daemon $exec"
daemon --user $runas "$exec -d $config >/dev/null 2>&1"
# If you're reckless with your system, comment the line above and
# uncomment this one below... I just don't get it why
#daemon "$exec -r -d $config >/dev/null 2>&1"
retval=$?
echo
[ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
return $retval
}

Anyone know what would cause this.

I'm running centos