diff --git a/.scripts/latex.sh b/.scripts/latex.sh
index 0c01604..c999ea3 100755
--- a/.scripts/latex.sh
+++ b/.scripts/latex.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 if [ "$1" = "kill" ]; then
-    kill -9 $(pgrep latex.sh)
+    pkill latex.sh
 else
     DIR="$1"
     OUT="$DIR/out"