diff --git a/deployment/neutron/kill-script b/deployment/neutron/kill-script
index c2ab55298b..e705ac5130 100644
--- a/deployment/neutron/kill-script
+++ b/deployment/neutron/kill-script
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ SIG=$1
 PID=$2
 NETNS=$(ip netns identify ${PID})
 
-if [ "x${NETNS}" == "x" ]; then
-  add_date "No network namespace detected, exiting"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 {% if container_cli == 'podman' %}
-CLI="nsenter --net=/run/netns/${NETNS} --preserve-credentials -m -t 1 podman"
+if [ "x${NETNS}" == "x" ]; then
+  CLI="nsenter --all --preserve-credentials -t 1 podman"
+  SIG=9
+else
+  CLI="nsenter --net=/run/netns/${NETNS} --preserve-credentials -m -t 1 podman"
+fi
 {% elif container_cli == 'docker' %}
 {% if docker_additional_sockets and docker_additional_sockets|length > 0-%}
 export DOCKER_HOST=unix://{{ docker_additional_sockets[0] }}