diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 04bc46c9c..3781bc589 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "nanomsg 0.5.1 (git+https://github.com/ethcore/nanomsg.rs.git)",
  "semver 0.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "time 0.1.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/ipc/hypervisor/Cargo.toml b/ipc/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
index a4c462bd0..d730b9bcf 100644
--- a/ipc/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ipc/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ nanomsg = { git = "https://github.com/ethcore/nanomsg.rs.git" }
 ethcore-ipc-nano = { path = "../nano" }
 semver = "0.2"
 log = "0.3"
+time = "0.1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 ethcore-ipc-codegen = { path = "../codegen" }
diff --git a/ipc/hypervisor/src/lib.rs b/ipc/hypervisor/src/lib.rs
index 78b8b04ce..c7543ca91 100644
--- a/ipc/hypervisor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ipc/hypervisor/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern crate ethcore_ipc as ipc;
 extern crate ethcore_ipc_nano as nanoipc;
 extern crate semver;
 #[macro_use] extern crate log;
+extern crate time;
 
 pub mod service;
 
@@ -187,23 +188,40 @@ impl Hypervisor {
 	}
 
 	/// Waits for every required module to check in
-	pub fn wait_for_shutdown(&self) {
+	pub fn wait_for_shutdown(&self) -> bool {
+		use time::{PreciseTime, Duration};
+
 		let mut worker = self.ipc_worker.write().unwrap();
+		let start = PreciseTime::now();
 		while !self.modules_shutdown() {
-			worker.poll()
+			worker.poll();
+			if start.to(PreciseTime::now()) > Duration::seconds(30) {
+				warn!("Some modules failed to shutdown gracefully, they will be terminated.");
+				break;
+			}
 		}
+		self.modules_shutdown()
 	}
 
 	/// Shutdown the ipc and all managed child processes
 	pub fn shutdown(&self) {
 		let mut childs = self.processes.write().unwrap();
-		for (ref mut module, _) in childs.iter_mut() {
+		for (ref module, _) in childs.iter() {
 			trace!(target: "hypervisor", "Stopping process module: {}", module);
 			self.service.send_shutdown(**module);
 		}
 		trace!(target: "hypervisor", "Waiting for shutdown...");
-		self.wait_for_shutdown();
-		trace!(target: "hypervisor", "All modules reported shutdown");
+		if self.wait_for_shutdown() {
+			trace!(target: "hypervisor", "All modules reported shutdown");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (ref module, ref mut process) in childs.iter_mut()  {
+			if self.service.is_running(**module) {
+				process.kill().unwrap();
+				trace!("Terminated {}", module);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ipc/hypervisor/src/service.rs.in b/ipc/hypervisor/src/service.rs.in
index 6996765ec..e80a1ec30 100644
--- a/ipc/hypervisor/src/service.rs.in
+++ b/ipc/hypervisor/src/service.rs.in
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ pub struct ModuleState {
 	shutdown: bool,
 }
 
-
 #[ipc]
 pub trait ControlService {
 	fn shutdown(&self) -> bool;
@@ -106,6 +105,10 @@ impl HypervisorService {
 		self.modules.read().unwrap().iter().filter(|&(_, module)| module.started && !module.shutdown).count()
 	}
 
+	pub fn is_running(&self, id: IpcModuleId) -> bool {
+		self.modules.read().unwrap().get(&id).map(|module| module.started && !module.shutdown).unwrap_or(false)
+	}
+
 	pub fn send_shutdown(&self, module_id: IpcModuleId) {
 		let modules = self.modules.read().unwrap();
 		modules.get(&module_id).map(|module| {