diff --git a/clients/intellij/src/main/kotlin/com/tabbyml/intellijtabby/agent/Agent.kt b/clients/intellij/src/main/kotlin/com/tabbyml/intellijtabby/agent/Agent.kt
index bf233792e..e7d0fc2d3 100644
--- a/clients/intellij/src/main/kotlin/com/tabbyml/intellijtabby/agent/Agent.kt
+++ b/clients/intellij/src/main/kotlin/com/tabbyml/intellijtabby/agent/Agent.kt
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Agent : ProcessAdapter() {
 
   fun close() {
     streamWriter.close()
-    process.destroyProcess()
+    process.killProcess()
   }
 
   private var requestId = 1