diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6527069079966ca7acb6bca0b2909410c739ee1..8b4cc128158abe41a943af12c9ad2e9128b58b06 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ start:
 	@echo Starting supervisord
 	supervisord -c supervisord.conf
 
+stop: 
+	@echo Shutting down supervisord
+	supervisorctl shutdown
+
 .PHONY: build start stop