diff --git a/lib/bkctld-stop b/lib/bkctld-stop
index 9a9c2ce..5c247ca 100755
--- a/lib/bkctld-stop
+++ b/lib/bkctld-stop
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ test -d "${jail_path}" || error "${jail_name}: jail is missing."
 
 pid=$(cat "${jail_path}/${SSHD_PID}")
 
-if pkill --parent "${pid}" && kill "${pid}"; then 
+pkill --parent "${pid}"
+
+if kill "${pid}"; then 
     notice "${jail_name}: jail has been stopped [${pid}]"
 
     umount --lazy --recursive "${jail_path}/dev"