diff -Nru proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/changelog proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/changelog
--- proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/changelog	2016-12-08 00:21:18.000000000 +0000
+++ proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/changelog	2017-02-13 13:35:52.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+proftpd-dfsg (1.3.5~rc3-2.1ubuntu3) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix silent signal 15 exit on init script restart (LP: #1246245)
+
+ -- Brian Morton <rokclimb15@gmail.com>  Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:35:00 -0500
+
 proftpd-dfsg (1.3.5~rc3-2.1ubuntu2.1) trusty-security; urgency=low
 
   * SECURITY UPDATE: The mod_copy module in ProFTPD 1.3.5 allows remote
diff -Nru proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/proftpd-basic.init proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/proftpd-basic.init
--- proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/proftpd-basic.init	2013-10-05 12:59:31.000000000 +0000
+++ proftpd-dfsg-1.3.5~rc3/debian/proftpd-basic.init	2017-02-13 13:36:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -100,18 +100,20 @@
 	if [ "$1" = "reload" ]; then
 	    SIGNAL="HUP"
     	log_daemon_msg "Reloading ftp server" "$NAME"
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
+        exit $?
 	else
 	    echo "ERR: wrong parameter given to signal()"
 	    exit 1
 	fi
     fi
     if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]; then
-    	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
+        start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --retry $SIGNAL/30/KILL/60
    	 if [ $? = 0 ]; then
         	log_end_msg 0
     	else
 		SIGNAL="KILL"
-		start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --retry=TERM/10/KILL/5
+                start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --retry $SIGNAL/30/KILL/60
     		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
         		log_end_msg 1
         		[ $2 != 0 ] || exit 0