diff --git a/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr b/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr
index d539f56aa..082d0af0f 100755
--- a/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr
+++ b/dectmngr/files/etc/init.d/dectmngr
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ START=70
 STOP=12
 
 USE_PROCD=1
-NAME=dectmngr
 PROG=/usr/sbin/dectmngr
 LOG_PATH=/var/log/dectmngr
 DB_PATH=/etc/dect
@@ -16,11 +15,13 @@ DECT_GPIO="$(gpiofind DCX81_RSTN | cut -d ' ' -f 2 2>/dev/null)"
 
 # Ask dectmngr to exit nicely and wait for it to clean up, which is a slow process.
 stop_and_wait_dectmngr() {
-	pidof $NAME && killall -q $NAME
+	dect_pid=$(pidof $PROG)
+	[ -n "$dect_pid" ] && kill $dect_pid
 
-	pidof $NAME && sleep 2 # wait for the process to stop gracefully
-	while pidof $NAME; do
-		killall -q -9 $NAME
+	pidof $PROG > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 2 # wait for the process to stop gracefully
+	while pidof $PROG > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+		dect_pid=$(pidof $PROG)
+		[ -n "$dect_pid" ] && kill -9 $dect_pid
 		sleep 1
 	done
 }