diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 40f396e00..8f5d1f34a 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ namespace :delayed_job do
   desc "Stop delayed_job process"
   task :stop, :roles => :app do
     run "cd #{current_path}; RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} script/delayed_job stop"
-    run "pgrep -f delayed_job | xargs kill -SIGKILL"
+    run "pkill -SIGKILL -f delayed_job ; true"
   end
   
   desc "Restart delayed_job process"
   task :restart, :roles => :app do
     run "cd #{current_path}; RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} script/delayed_job stop"
-    run "pgrep -f delayed_job | xargs kill -SIGKILL"
+    run "pkill -SIGKILL -f delayed_job ; true"
     run "cd #{current_path}; RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} script/delayed_job start"
   end
 end