diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fae7217d..acdd1000 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ v0.37.9		17-Sep-2003
 	mbsetup:
 		Made menus editor work on non-intel platforms.
 
+	script:
+		Fixed debian init script to allow it to run over the network.
+
 
 v0.37.8		14-Sep-2003 - 17-Sep-2003
 
diff --git a/script/init.Debian b/script/init.Debian
index bf0987fd..64c488e3 100644
--- a/script/init.Debian
+++ b/script/init.Debian
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		echo -n "logoff users "
 		su mbse -c '$MBSE_ROOT/bin/mbstat close wait -quiet' >/dev/null
 	fi
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 15 --user mbse
+	kill `pidof mbtask`
 	echo "$NAME done."
 	;;
   force-reload|restart)