diff --git a/starter/cgroup_prepare.c b/starter/cgroup_prepare.c
index b4404b1..18c7bcd 100644
--- a/starter/cgroup_prepare.c
+++ b/starter/cgroup_prepare.c
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ void remove_cgroup() {
     char cwd[PATH_MAX];
     getcwd(cwd,sizeof(cwd));
     chdir(cgroups_path);
+    chdir(cgroup_name);
+    write_file("cgroup.kill","1\n");
+    struct timespec tw = {0,5};
+    nanosleep(&tw,NULL);
+    chdir("..");
     rmdir(cgroup_name);
     chdir(cwd);
 }