@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ "io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 	opts Options
 
 	printFail    func(string, ...any)
+	printInfo    func(string, ...any)
 	printSuccess func(string, ...any)
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ Stdout io.Writer
 	Stderr io.Writer
 }
 
+const timeout = 1 * time.Second
+
 func New(name string, args []string, options Options) *Cmd {
 	if options.Stdout == nil {
 		options.Stdout = os.Stdout
@@ -48,15 +52,29 @@ args: args,
 		opts: options,
 
 		printFail:    color.New(color.FgRed).PrintfFunc(),
+		printInfo:    color.New().PrintfFunc(),
 		printSuccess: color.New(color.FgGreen).PrintfFunc(),
 	}
 }
 
 func (cmd *Cmd) Stop() error {
 	if cmd.Cmd != nil && cmd.Process != nil && cmd.ProcessState == nil {
-		err := cmd.Process.Kill()
+		err := cmd.Process.Signal(os.Interrupt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error killing command: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if cmd.ProcessState == nil {
+			cmd.printInfo("[command not stopped, waiting %s seconds before killing]\n", timeout)
+			time.Sleep(timeout)
+
+			if cmd.ProcessState == nil {
+				cmd.printInfo("[command not stopped, killing]\n")
+				err := cmd.Process.Kill()
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error killing command: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}