diff --git a/src/main/bash/codiki.bash b/src/main/bash/codiki.bash
index 46918f2..8e0de26 100755
--- a/src/main/bash/codiki.bash
+++ b/src/main/bash/codiki.bash
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ stop() {
     if [ $(status_by_screen) -eq 1 ]
     then
         screen -dr $codikiScreenName -X -S quit
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]
         then
+            sleep 10
+        else
             echo "Service failed to stop..."
             exit 1
         fi