diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli.go b/cmd/cli/cli.go
index 99054da..45292b4 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/cli.go
@@ -449,6 +449,23 @@ func initCLI() {
 			if doTasks([]task{{s.Stop, true}}) {
 				p.router.Cleanup()
 				p.resetDNS()
+				if router.WaitProcessExited() {
+					ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
+					defer cancel()
+
+					for {
+						select {
+						case <-ctx.Done():
+							mainLog.Load().Error().Msg("timeout while waiting for service to stop")
+							return
+						default:
+						}
+						time.Sleep(time.Second)
+						if status, _ := s.Status(); status == service.StatusStopped {
+							break
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				mainLog.Load().Notice().Msg("Service stopped")
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/internal/router/openwrt/procd.go b/internal/router/openwrt/procd.go
index 8e74461..bf7253e 100644
--- a/internal/router/openwrt/procd.go
+++ b/internal/router/openwrt/procd.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ start_service() {
     procd_set_param stdout 1            # forward stdout of the command to logd
     procd_set_param stderr 1            # same for stderr
     procd_set_param pidfile ${pid_file} # write a pid file on instance start and remove it on stop
+    procd_set_param term_timeout 10
     procd_close_instance
     echo "${name} has been started"
 }
diff --git a/internal/router/router.go b/internal/router/router.go
index 18b7a90..bf65e6e 100644
--- a/internal/router/router.go
+++ b/internal/router/router.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func IsOldOpenwrt() bool {
 	return cmd == ""
 }
 
+// WaitProcessExited reports whether the "ctrld stop" command have to wait until ctrld process exited.
+func WaitProcessExited() bool {
+	return Name() == openwrt.Name
+}
+
 var routerPlatform atomic.Pointer[router]
 
 type router struct {