--- /etc/init.d/gearman-job-server.old  2013-11-02 06:11:00.000000000 -0700
+++ /etc/init.d/gearman-job-server      2014-02-15 11:44:16.990778285 -0800
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
   if start-stop-daemon \
     --stop \
     --oknodo \
+    --retry 4 \
     --exec $DAEMON \
     --pidfile $PIDFILE
   then