diff --git a/scripts/deployment/deploy-omnl-bank-production.sh b/scripts/deployment/deploy-omnl-bank-production.sh
index 8bd9c13..db58896 100644
--- a/scripts/deployment/deploy-omnl-bank-production.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployment/deploy-omnl-bank-production.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ start_svc() {
   log "Starting $name on :$port"
   cd "$REPO_DIR/$dir"
   pkill -f "smom-dbis-138/$dir" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fuser -k "${port}/tcp" 2>/dev/null || true
+  sleep 1
   nohup env \
     SETTLEMENT_MIDDLEWARE_CONFIG="$SETTLEMENT_MIDDLEWARE_CONFIG" \
     DBIS_EXCHANGE_CONFIG="$DBIS_EXCHANGE_CONFIG" \