diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index ff5af74c62..b7877fb0ef 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ stop() {
 
 do_stop() {
   kill "$1" &> /dev/null || { echoRed "Unable to kill process $1"; return 1; }
-  for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
+  for i in $(seq 1 60); do
     isRunning "$1" || { echoGreen "Stopped [$1]"; rm -f "$2"; return 0; }
+    [[ $i -eq 30 ]] && kill "$1" &> /dev/null
     sleep 1
   done
   echoRed "Unable to kill process $1";