diff --git a/scripts/update-app.sh b/scripts/update-app.sh
index 10cfd60..d40779c 100755
--- a/scripts/update-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-app.sh
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ if ! ./gradlew :app:createDistributable -q; then
 fi
 
 # Stop the app (and its engine) only AFTER a good build exists.
+# Packaged runs appear as .../bin/shonar-desktop; dev runs as java MainKt.
 pkill -f 'com.shonar.desktop.MainKt' 2>/dev/null
+pkill -f 'shonar-desktop/bin/shonar-desktop' 2>/dev/null
 pkill -f 'uvicorn shonar.main:app' 2>/dev/null
 sleep 2
+# Last resort: anything still holding a SHONAR window.
+pkill -f 'shonar-desktop' 2>/dev/null
+sleep 2
 
 bin="$repo/app/build/compose/binaries/main/app/shonar-desktop/bin/shonar-desktop"
 [ -x "$bin" ] || { echo "distributable missing at $bin"; exit 1; }