diff --git a/gnuhealth/etc/init.d/gnuhealth b/gnuhealth/etc/init.d/gnuhealth
index 1fca697..3273215 100755
--- a/gnuhealth/etc/init.d/gnuhealth
+++ b/gnuhealth/etc/init.d/gnuhealth
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ stop_pre() {
 }
 
 stop() {
-	/usr/bin/docker stop gnuhealth
+	/usr/bin/docker kill -s SIGINT gnuhealth
 }