diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f745ca2..83355743 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "pm2-stop": "pm2 stop ecosystem.config.js",
     "pm2-monit": "pm2 monit",
     "manual-start": "node run-command.mjs start",
+    "kill": "node run-command.mjs stop kill",
     "build": "node run-command.mjs build && cd lib/rammerhead && npm install && npm run build",
     "start-test-server": "timeout 5 node backend.js; test $? -eq 124 && ( npm run manual-start & ) || exit 1",
     "proxy-validator": "node proxyServiceValidator.js"
diff --git a/run-command.mjs b/run-command.mjs
index 7031353a..fba584c1 100644
--- a/run-command.mjs
+++ b/run-command.mjs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for(let i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i++)
             console.log(stdout);
         });
       else if (process.platform === "win32")
-        exec("START", ['""', "node", "backend.js"], (error, stdout) => {
+        exec("START", ["/MIN", '""', '"node backend.js"'], (error, stdout) => {
           if (error) throw error;
           console.log(stdout);
         });
@@ -81,7 +81,18 @@ for(let i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i++)
       break;
     }
 
+    case "kill":
+      if (process.platform === "win32")
+        exec("taskkill", ["/F", "/IM", "node*"], (error, stdout) => {
+          console.log(stdout);
+        });
+      else exec("pkill", ["node"], (error, stdout) => {
+        console.log(stdout);
+      });
+      break;
+
 //  No default case.
+
   }