diff --git a/run_node.sh b/run_node.sh
index 71f88c3..2db82e6 100755
--- a/run_node.sh
+++ b/run_node.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
 # export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID
 
 # To avoid problems with pulseaudio
+python3 -u $SCRIPT_DIR/src/agent_kill.py
+
 pkill pulseaudio
 
+
 # Ensure BT stack is here
 # python3 -u $SCRIPT_DIR/src/bt_preconnect.py $SCRIPT_DIR/config/agent.yaml
 
diff --git a/src/agent_kill.py b/src/agent_kill.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc2f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent_kill.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import agent_config
+import os
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    config = agent_config.AgentConfig()
+    if config.QualtestPID:
+        if config.QualtestPID.exists():
+            with open(config.QualtestPID, 'rt') as f:
+                pid = f.read().strip()
+                os.system(f'pkill {pid}')
+                
+