diff --git a/Example/testHotUpdate/scripts/start-rn.sh b/Example/testHotUpdate/scripts/start-rn.sh
index 27ca66a..b14535f 100755
--- a/Example/testHotUpdate/scripts/start-rn.sh
+++ b/Example/testHotUpdate/scripts/start-rn.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ trap 'kill $RN_PID' EXIT
 
 PLATFORM=$1
 
-npm start &
+kill -9 $(lsof -i :8081 | awk '{print $2}' | tail -n +2) & npm start &
 RN_PID=$!
 sleep 2 && curl>/dev/null http://localhost:8081/index.bundle
 wait $RN_PID