diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94f2494..1b68f09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "ini": "^2.0.0",
+        "kill-process-by-name": "^1.0.5",
         "node-google-tts-api": "^1.1.1",
         "querystring": "^0.2.1",
         "socket.io": "^4.7.1",
diff --git a/src/backend/loquendoBot_backend.py b/src/backend/loquendoBot_backend.py
index 79417ce..49c2e96 100644
--- a/src/backend/loquendoBot_backend.py
+++ b/src/backend/loquendoBot_backend.py
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ SetLogLevel(-1)
 settings = configparser.ConfigParser()
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    settingsPath = os.path.normpath(sys.argv[1])
+    environment = sys.argv[2]
 
-settingsPath = os.path.normpath(sys.argv[1])
-environment = sys.argv[2]
 q = queue.Queue()
 
-
 # gobal functions
 
 # classes
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class STT:
     def __init__(self):
         settings.read(settingsPath)
         device_info = sd.query_devices(int(settings["STT"]["MICROPHONE"]), "input")
-        self.samplerate = int(device_info["default_samplerate"])        
+        self.samplerate = int(device_info["default_samplerate"])
 
         if environment == "dev":
             settings_folder = os.path.dirname(settingsPath)
@@ -277,3 +277,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         stream_recognition()
 
     app.run(host="127.0.0.1", port=port)
+    app.terminate()
diff --git a/src/js/backend.js b/src/js/backend.js
index e271b5f..e576585 100644
--- a/src/js/backend.js
+++ b/src/js/backend.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
+var kill = require('kill-process-by-name');
 let python;
 
 async function getInstalledVoices() {
@@ -145,17 +146,21 @@ async function initiateBackend() {
 
 initiateBackend();
 
+//TODO: convert to restartServer function
 ipcRenderer.on('quit-event', async () => {
     try {
         const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${settings.GENERAL.PORT}/terminate`, { method: 'GET' });
         if (response.ok) {
             const responseData = await response.json();
             console.log('Response:', responseData);
+            kill('loquendoBot_backend');
         } else {
             console.error('Failed to send termination signal to Flask server.');
+            kill('loquendoBot_backend');
         }
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error sending termination signal:', error);
+        kill('loquendoBot_backend');
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 1c7fec6..94ea851 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } = require('electron');
 const { writeIniFile } = require('write-ini-file');
 const path = require('path');
 const http = require('http');
+const kill = require('kill-process-by-name');
 
 const ini = require('ini');
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ ipcMain.on('maximize-window', (event) => {
 
 ipcMain.on('close-window', (event) => {
     const browserWindow = BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(event.sender);
+    kill('loquendoBot_backend');
     browserWindow.close();
     app.quit();
 });