diff --git a/pagebot.py b/pagebot.py
index 346126f..3f74b73 100644
--- a/pagebot.py
+++ b/pagebot.py
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ async def upload_to_discord(mp4_file, text):
 
 TTD_TIMEOUT = getattr(secrets_file, 'ttd_timeout', 900)
 
+def kill_process_tree(pid):
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(['taskkill', '/F', '/T', '/PID', str(pid)],
+                       stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error killing process tree: {e}")
+
 def launch_and_watch(program_path):
     global last_file_time
     program_directory = os.path.dirname(program_path)
@@ -125,11 +132,11 @@ def launch_and_watch(program_path):
             except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                 if time.time() - last_file_time > TTD_TIMEOUT:
                     print("TTD appears to have locked up (no new files in 15 minutes). Restarting...")
-                    process.kill()
-                    process.wait()
+                    kill_process_tree(process.pid)
                     break
-        if process.returncode != 0:
+        if process.returncode is None or process.returncode != 0:
             print("TTD has crashed. Relaunching...")
+            kill_process_tree(process.pid)
         else:
             print("TTD has exited normally.")
             break