diff --git a/scripts/zmdc.pl.z b/scripts/zmdc.pl.z
index 23a3476f6..008b9696b 100755
--- a/scripts/zmdc.pl.z
+++ b/scripts/zmdc.pl.z
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ if ( !connect( CLIENT, $saddr ) )
 
 		dprint( "Server starting at ".strftime( '%y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', localtime() )."\n" );
 
+		kill_all();
+
 		socket( SERVER, PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0 ) or die( "Can't open socket: $!" );
 		unlink( DC_SOCK_FILE );
 		bind( SERVER, $saddr ) or die( "Can't bind: $!" );
@@ -330,12 +332,26 @@ if ( !connect( CLIENT, $saddr ) )
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		sub kill_all()
+		{
+			sleep( 1 );
+			foreach my $daemon ( @daemons )
+			{
+				qx( killall --quiet --signal -TERM $daemon );
+			}
+			sleep( 1 );
+			foreach my $daemon ( @daemons )
+			{
+				qx( killall --quiet --signal -KILL $daemon );
+			}
+		}
 		sub shutdown_all()
 		{
 			foreach my $process ( values( %pid_hash ) )
 			{
 				stop( $process->{daemon}, @{$process->{args}} );
 			}
+			kill_all();
 			dprint( "Server shutdown at ".strftime( '%y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', localtime() )."\n" );
 			unlink( DC_SOCK_FILE );
 			close( CLIENT );