diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4e6fb1e..34b6399 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -137,7 +136,12 @@ func processCommand(cmd string) error {
 	if verb == "restart" || verb == "stop" {
 		for testSvc := range services {
 			if svc == testSvc {
-				err := syscall.Kill(services[svc].ProcessHandle.Pid, 9)
+				f, err := os.OpenFile(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/ctl", services[svc].ProcessHandle.Pid), os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("")
+				}
+				defer f.Close()
+				_, err = f.WriteString("kill")
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf(DAEMON_CTL_FAILED, err, time.Since(start))
 				} else {