diff --git a/kolabd/__init__.py b/kolabd/__init__.py
index edeace2..98cd6ed 100644
--- a/kolabd/__init__.py
+++ b/kolabd/__init__.py
@@ -1,392 +1,397 @@
 # Copyright 2010-2016 Kolab Systems AG (http://www.kolabsys.com)
 #
 # Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) <vanmeeuwen a kolabsys.com>
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
 """
     The Kolab daemon.
 """
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import grp
 import os
 import pwd
 import shutil
 import sys
 import time
 import traceback
+import multiprocessing
 
 import pykolab
 
 from pykolab.auth import Auth
 from pykolab import constants
 from pykolab import utils
 from pykolab.translate import _ as _l
 
 from .process import KolabdProcess as Process
 
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 log = pykolab.getLogger('pykolab.daemon')
 conf = pykolab.getConf()
 
 
 class KolabDaemon:
     def __init__(self):
         """
             The main Kolab Groupware daemon process.
         """
 
         daemon_group = conf.add_cli_parser_option_group(_l("Daemon Options"))
 
         daemon_group.add_option(
             "--fork",
             dest="fork_mode",
             action="store_true",
             default=False,
             help=_l("Fork to the background.")
         )
 
         daemon_group.add_option(
             "-p", "--pid-file",
             dest="pidfile",
             action="store",
             default="/var/run/kolabd/kolabd.pid",
             help=_l("Path to the PID file to use.")
         )
 
         daemon_group.add_option(
             "-u", "--user",
             dest="process_username",
             action="store",
             default="kolab",
             help=_l("Run as user USERNAME"),
             metavar="USERNAME"
         )
 
         daemon_group.add_option(
             "-g", "--group",
             dest="process_groupname",
             action="store",
             default="kolab",
             help=_l("Run as group GROUPNAME"),
             metavar="GROUPNAME"
         )
 
         conf.finalize_conf()
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
     # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
     def run(self):
         """Run Forest, RUN!"""
 
         exitcode = 0
 
         utils.ensure_directory(
             os.path.dirname(conf.pidfile),
             conf.process_username,
             conf.process_groupname
         )
 
         try:
             try:
                 (ruid, _, _) = os.getresuid()
                 (rgid, _, _) = os.getresgid()
             except AttributeError:
                 ruid = os.getuid()
                 rgid = os.getgid()
 
             if ruid == 0:
                 # Means we can setreuid() / setregid() / setgroups()
                 if rgid == 0:
                     # Get group entry details
                     try:
                         (_, _, group_gid, _) = grp.getgrnam(conf.process_groupname)
 
                     except KeyError:
                         log.error(
                             _l("Group %s does not exist") % (conf.process_groupname)
                         )
 
                         sys.exit(1)
 
                     # Set real and effective group if not the same as current.
                     if not group_gid == rgid:
                         log.debug(
                             _l("Switching real and effective group id to %d") % (group_gid),
                             level=8
                         )
 
                         os.setregid(group_gid, group_gid)
 
                 if ruid == 0:
                     # Means we haven't switched yet.
                     try:
                         (_, _, user_uid, _, _, _, _) = pwd.getpwnam(conf.process_username)
 
                     except KeyError:
                         log.error(
                             _l("User %s does not exist") % (conf.process_username)
                         )
 
                         sys.exit(1)
 
                     # Set real and effective user if not the same as current.
                     if not user_uid == ruid:
                         log.debug(
                             _l("Switching real and effective user id to %d") % (user_uid),
                             level=8
                         )
 
                         os.setreuid(user_uid, user_uid)
 
         except Exception:
             log.error(_l("Could not change real and effective uid and/or gid"))
 
         try:
             pid = os.getpid()
 
             if conf.fork_mode:
                 pid = os.fork()
 
             if pid > 0 and not conf.fork_mode:
                 self.do_sync()
 
             elif pid > 0:
                 sys.exit(0)
 
             else:
                 # Give up the session, all control,
                 # all open file descriptors, see #5151
                 os.chdir("/")
                 old_umask = os.umask(0)
                 os.setsid()
 
                 pid = os.fork()
 
                 if pid > 0:
                     sys.exit(0)
 
                 sys.stderr.flush()
                 sys.stdout.flush()
 
                 os.close(0)
                 os.close(1)
                 os.close(2)
 
                 os.open(os.devnull, os.O_RDONLY)
                 os.open(os.devnull, os.O_WRONLY)
                 os.open(os.devnull, os.O_WRONLY)
 
                 os.umask(old_umask)
 
                 log.remove_stdout_handler()
                 self.set_signal_handlers()
                 self.write_pid()
                 self.do_sync()
 
         except SystemExit as errcode:
             exitcode = errcode
 
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             exitcode = 1
             log.info(_l("Interrupted by user"))
 
         except AttributeError:
             exitcode = 1
             traceback.print_exc()
             print(_l("Traceback occurred, please report a bug"), file=sys.stderr)
 
         except TypeError as errmsg:
             exitcode = 1
             traceback.print_exc()
             log.error(_l("Type Error: %s") % errmsg)
 
         except Exception:
             exitcode = 2
             traceback.print_exc()
             print(_l("Traceback occurred, please report a bug"), file=sys.stderr)
 
         sys.exit(exitcode)
 
     # pylint: disable=no-self-use
     # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
     # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
     def do_sync(self):
         domain_auth = {}
 
         primary_domain = conf.get('kolab', 'primary_domain')
 
         while 1:
             primary_auth = Auth(primary_domain)
 
             connected = False
             while not connected:
                 try:
                     primary_auth.connect()
                     connected = True
                 except Exception as errmsg:
                     connected = False
                     log.error(_l("Could not connect to LDAP, is it running?"))
                     log.error(_l("Error: %r") % (errmsg))
                     log.error("Traceback: %r" % (traceback.format_exc()))
                     time.sleep(5)
 
             log.debug(_l("Listing domains..."), level=5)
 
             try:
                 domains = primary_auth.list_domains()
             except Exception:
                 time.sleep(60)
                 continue
 
             if not domains:
                 log.error(_l("No domains. Not syncing"))
                 time.sleep(5)
                 continue
 
             # domains now is a list of key-valye pairs in the format of
             # {'secondary': 'primary'}, we want the primaries
             primaries = list(set(domains.values()))
 
             # Store the naming contexts for the domains as
             #
             #   {'domain': 'naming context'}
             #
             # and the domain root dns as
             #
             #   {'domain': 'domain root dn'}
             #
             domain_root_dns = {}
             naming_contexts = {}
 
             for primary in primaries:
                 naming_context = primary_auth.domain_naming_context(primary)
 
                 # pylint: disable=protected-access
                 domain_root_dn = primary_auth._auth._kolab_domain_root_dn(primary)
 
                 log.debug(
                     _l("Domain %r naming context: %r, root dn: %r") % (
                         primary,
                         naming_context,
                         domain_root_dn
                     ),
                     level=8
                 )
 
                 domain_root_dns[primary] = domain_root_dn
                 naming_contexts[primary] = naming_context
 
             log.debug(
                 _l("Naming contexts to synchronize: %r") % (
                     list(set(naming_contexts.values()))
                 ),
                 level=8
             )
 
             # Find however many naming contexts we have, and what the
             # corresponding domain name is for them.
             primary_domains = [x for x, y in naming_contexts.items() if domain_root_dns[x] == y]
 
             # Now we can check if any changes happened.
             added_domains = []
             removed_domains = []
 
             # Combine the domains from LDAP with the domain processes
             # accounted for locally.
             all_domains = list(set(primary_domains + domain_auth.keys()))
 
             log.debug(_l("Result set of domains: %r") % (all_domains), level=8)
 
             for domain in all_domains:
                 log.debug(_l("Checking for domain %s") % (domain), level=8)
 
                 if domain in domain_auth.keys() and domain in primary_domains:
                     if not domain_auth[domain].is_alive():
                         log.debug(_l("Domain %s isn't alive anymore.") % (domain), level=8)
                         domain_auth[domain].terminate()
                         added_domains.append(domain)
                     else:
                         log.debug(_l("Domain %s already there and alive.") % (domain), level=8)
                         continue
 
                 elif domain in domain_auth.keys():
                     log.debug(_l("Domain %s should not exist any longer.") % (domain), level=8)
                     removed_domains.append(domain)
                 else:
                     log.debug(_l("Domain %s does not have a process yet.") % (domain), level=8)
                     added_domains.append(domain)
 
             if not removed_domains and not added_domains:
                 try:
                     sleep_between_domain_operations_in_seconds = (float)(
                         conf.get(
                             'kolab',
                             'domain_sync_interval'
                         )
                     )
 
                     time.sleep(sleep_between_domain_operations_in_seconds)
                 except ValueError:
                     time.sleep(600)
 
             log.debug(
                 _l("added domains: %r, removed domains: %r") % (added_domains, removed_domains),
                 level=8
             )
 
             for domain in added_domains:
                 domain_auth[domain] = Process(domain)
                 domain_auth[domain].start()
 
                 # Pause or hammer your LDAP server to death
                 if len(added_domains) >= 5:
                     time.sleep(10)
 
             for domain in removed_domains:
                 domain_auth[domain].terminate()
                 del domain_auth[domain]
 
     def reload_config(self, *args, **kw):
         pass
 
     def remove_pid(self, *args, **kw):
         """
             Remove our PID file.
 
             Note that multiple processes can attempt to do this very same thing
             at the same time, and therefore we need to test if the PID file
             exists, and only try/except removing it.
         """
-        if os.access(conf.pidfile, os.R_OK):
-            try:
+        try:
+            for p in multiprocessing.active_children():
+                p.terminate()
+
+            if os.access(conf.pidfile, os.R_OK):
                 os.remove(conf.pidfile)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
         raise SystemExit
 
     def set_signal_handlers(self):
         import signal
         signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self.reload_config)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.remove_pid)
 
     def write_pid(self):
         pid = os.getpid()
         fp = open(conf.pidfile, 'w')
         fp.write("%d\n" % (pid))
         fp.close()