diff --git a/scripts/stop.mjs b/scripts/stop.mjs
index 197ef04..c861a6b 100644
--- a/scripts/stop.mjs
+++ b/scripts/stop.mjs
@@ -3,11 +3,33 @@ import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import cmd from "./zotero-cmd.json" assert { type: "json" };
 const { killZoteroWindows, killZoteroUnix } = cmd;
 
+const MAX_WAIT_TIME = 10000;
+
+const startTime = new Date().getTime();
+
 try {
   if (process.platform === "win32") {
     execSync(killZoteroWindows);
+
+    // wait until zotero.exe is fully stopped. maximum wait for 10 seconds
+    while (new Date().getTime() - startTime <= MAX_WAIT_TIME) {
+      try {
+        execSync('tasklist | find /i "zotero.exe"');
+      } catch (e) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   } else {
     execSync(killZoteroUnix);
+
+    // wait until zotero is fully stopped. maximum wait for 10 seconds
+    while (new Date().getTime() - startTime <= MAX_WAIT_TIME) {
+      try {
+        execSync("ps aux | grep -i zotero");
+      } catch (e) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   }
 } catch (e) {
   console.error(e);