diff --git a/hosts/jenkins/etc/init.d/jenkins b/hosts/jenkins/etc/init.d/jenkins
index 4b266c45bebc1aff6b3374eb640fe5eaafa73d6e..51783a8173ab1e2599235b1308ae1ccb6bdf4164 100755
--- a/hosts/jenkins/etc/init.d/jenkins
+++ b/hosts/jenkins/etc/init.d/jenkins
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ do_start()
 # 
 get_running() 
 {
-    return `ps -U $JENKINS_USER --no-headers -f | egrep -e '(java|daemon)' | grep -c . `
+    return `ps -U $JENKINS_USER --no-headers -f | egrep -e '(java)' | grep -v defunct | grep -c . `
 }
 
 force_stop()