diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
index a1e5632c9..1a83a803f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ jobs:
           ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o ServerAliveCountMax=60 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${{ secrets.MOONLITE_AWS_EC2_SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.MOONLITE_AWS_EC2_SSH_HOST }} << 'EOF'
             cd /home/ec2-user/apps
             
+            # Kill any existing process of launch.py if running
+            echo "Checking for existing launch.py process..."
+            PID=\$(pgrep -f launch.py)
+            if [ -n "\$PID" ]; then
+              echo "Found running process for launch.py. Terminating PID \$PID..."
+              kill -9 \$PID
+            else
+              echo "No running process found for launch.py."
+            fi
+            
             # Check if the stable-diffusion-webui folder exists
             if [ ! -d "stable-diffusion-webui" ]; then
               echo "Cloning stable-diffusion-webui from GitHub..."