diff --git a/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js b/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js
index 316e918..c2ad199 100644
--- a/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js
+++ b/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js
@@ -470,7 +470,13 @@ exports.kill_processes = async function ({process_name = null}) {
     console.log('*** Electron framework export: kill_processes() ***');
     console.log(process_name); // process_name or grep pattern
 
-    let command = `pkill ${process_name}`;
+    let command = '';
+    if (os.platform == 'darwin') {
+        command = `osascript -e 'quit app "${process_name}"'`;
+    } else {
+        command = `pkill ${process_name}`;
+    }
+
     child_process.exec(command, (err, stdout, stdin) => {
         if (err) throw err;
         console.log(stdout);