diff --git a/init.d/rc.searchd.in b/init.d/rc.searchd.in
index a858e47..0827758 100644
--- a/init.d/rc.searchd.in
+++ b/init.d/rc.searchd.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 stop() {
 	echo "stopping searchd"
-	killall ${NAME}
+	kill ${PID_NUMBER}
 }
 
 check_status(){