diff --git a/pagebot.py b/pagebot.py
index 4e390ad..6df316c 100644
--- a/pagebot.py
+++ b/pagebot.py
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ async def upload_to_discord(mp4_file,text):
     else:
         print(f"Could not find channel with ID {channel}")
 
-from datetime import datetime
-
 
 def launch_and_watch(program_path):
     program_directory = os.path.dirname(program_path)
@@ -104,8 +102,15 @@ def launch_and_watch(program_path):
         restart_hour, restart_minute = map(int, restart_time.split(":"))
     
     restart_triggered = False  # Flag to prevent multiple restarts within the same minute
+    process = None  # Initialize the process variable outside the loop
 
     while True:
+        # If a process is already running, terminate it before starting a new one
+        if process and process.poll() is None:
+            print("Terminating the existing TTD process before restarting...")
+            process.terminate()
+            process.wait()
+
         # Launch the TTD program
         print("Starting TTD program...")
         process = subprocess.Popen(program_path, cwd=program_directory)
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ def launch_and_watch(program_path):
         print("Waiting before relaunching TTD...")
         time.sleep(2)
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     ## initialize watchdogs