diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index a7da4ad..346e8a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,14 @@ jobs:
                 export ALLOWED_HOSTS='${{ secrets.ALLOWED_HOSTS }}'
                 export DOMAIN_NAME='${{ secrets.DOMAIN_NAME }}'
               
-                pkill -f "uvicorn main:app"
+                uvicorn_pid=$(pgrep -f "uvicorn main:app")
+
+                if [ -n "$uvicorn_pid" ]; then
+                    echo "Stopping uvicorn process..."
+                    kill -15 "$uvicorn_pid"  # Send SIGTERM
+                else
+                    echo "No uvicorn process running."
+                fi
             
                 git pull
                 pip3 install -r requirements.txt