diff --git a/CouchPotato.py b/CouchPotato.py
index 33ad4e0..9a0d9fb 100755
--- a/CouchPotato.py
+++ b/CouchPotato.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Loader(object):
             # remove old pidfile first
             try:
                 if self.runAsDaemon():
+                    self.daemon.stop()
                     self.daemon.delpid()
             except:
                 self.log.critical(traceback.format_exc())