diff --git a/debian/nodm.init b/debian/nodm.init
index 1b8bb6e..83f033d 100644
--- a/debian/nodm.init
+++ b/debian/nodm.init
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 	stop)
 		[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
-		start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile ${PIDFILE} --oknodo
+		start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 10 --pidfile ${PIDFILE} --oknodo
 		rm -f ${PIDFILE}
 		[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg $?
 		;;