@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerStop(container *container.Container, seconds int)

 		return nil

 	}

-	// 1. Send a SIGTERM

-	if err := daemon.killPossiblyDeadProcess(container, container.StopSignal()); err != nil {

-		logrus.Infof("Failed to send SIGTERM to the process, force killing")

+	stopSignal := container.StopSignal()

+	// 1. Send a stop signal

+	if err := daemon.killPossiblyDeadProcess(container, stopSignal); err != nil {

+		logrus.Infof("Failed to send signal %d to the process, force killing", stopSignal)

 		if err := daemon.killPossiblyDeadProcess(container, 9); err != nil {

 			return err

 		}

@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerStop(container *container.Container, seconds int)

 	// 2. Wait for the process to exit on its own

 	if _, err := container.WaitStop(time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second); err != nil {

-		logrus.Infof("Container %v failed to exit within %d seconds of SIGTERM - using the force", container.ID, seconds)

+		logrus.Infof("Container %v failed to exit within %d seconds of signal %d - using the force", container.ID, seconds, stopSignal)

 		// 3. If it doesn't, then send SIGKILL

 		if err := daemon.Kill(container); err != nil {

 			container.WaitStop(-1 * time.Second)