diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index e79fb1d8f..40f396e00 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace :delayed_job do
   desc "Restart delayed_job process"
   task :restart, :roles => :app do
     run "cd #{current_path}; RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} script/delayed_job stop"
-    run "pkill -SIGKILL -f delayed_job"
+    run "pgrep -f delayed_job | xargs kill -SIGKILL"
     run "cd #{current_path}; RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env} script/delayed_job start"
   end
 end