diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 74e39922..0d0f7c14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ secrets.NCP_PEM }}
           port: 22
           script: |
-            CURRENT_PID=$(pgrep -f java)
+            CURRENT_PID=$(pgrep -fl app | grep java | awk '{print $1}' )
             if [ -z "$CURRENT_PID" ]; then
               echo "> no applcation named java is running"
-            else 
+            else
               echo "> kill -9 java"
               kill -9 $CURRENT_PID
               sleep 5