diff --git a/cmd/stop.go b/cmd/stop.go
index c3f317b..cc2432f 100644
--- a/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/stop.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 var optsStopCmd = struct {
 	Debug *bool
 	PID   *int
+	Force *bool
 }{}
 
 var stopCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -34,12 +35,17 @@ var stopCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		*optsStopCmd.PID = pid
-		slog.Debug("restarting server", slog.Int("pid", *optsStopCmd.PID))
 		proc, err := os.FindProcess(*optsStopCmd.PID)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("failed to find process", slog.Int("pid", *optsStopCmd.PID), slog.String("err", err.Error()))
 		}
-		proc.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM)
+		if *optsStopCmd.Force {
+			slog.Debug("force stopping server by SIGKILL", slog.Int("pid", *optsStopCmd.PID))
+			proc.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
+		} else {
+			slog.Debug("stopping server", slog.Int("pid", *optsStopCmd.PID))
+			proc.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM)
+		}
 		slog.Debug("done")
 	},
 }
@@ -47,5 +53,6 @@ var stopCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	optsStopCmd.Debug = stopCmd.Flags().BoolP("debug", "d", false, "Enable debug logs")
 	optsStopCmd.PID = stopCmd.Flags().IntP("pid", "p", -1, "Define server PID")
+	optsStopCmd.Force = stopCmd.Flags().BoolP("force", "f", false, "Force stop using SIGKILL")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(stopCmd)
 }