diff --git a/webmin-init b/webmin-init
index cdb64699e..4669b7d54 100755
--- a/webmin-init
+++ b/webmin-init
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ restart)
 	$STOP ; $START
 	RETVAL=$?
 	;;
-reload|force-reload)
+force-reload)
+	$STOP --kill ; $START
+	RETVAL=$?
+	;;
+reload)
 	$RELOAD
 	RETVAL=$?
 	;;