diff --git a/lib/demon/base.rb b/lib/demon/base.rb
index c8cb0b0116e..254a17baaf8 100644
--- a/lib/demon/base.rb
+++ b/lib/demon/base.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ class Demon::Base
     Thread.new do
       while true
         unless alive?(@parent_pid)
-          Process.kill "QUIT", Process.pid
+          Process.kill "TERM", Process.pid
+          sleep 10
+          Process.kill "KILL", Process.pid
         end
         sleep 1
       end