diff --git a/files/elastic-recheck.init b/files/elastic-recheck.init
index d32eaaf..68712ee 100644
--- a/files/elastic-recheck.init
+++ b/files/elastic-recheck.init
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ do_stop()
 	#   1 if daemon was already stopped
 	#   2 if daemon could not be stopped
 	#   other if a failure occurred
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 9 --pidfile $PIDFILE
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --retry TERM/15/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE
 	RETVAL="$?"
 	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
 	rm -f /var/run/$NAME/*