diff --git a/common/JackLockedEngine.h b/common/JackLockedEngine.h
index 941cca9a..c2de8512 100644
--- a/common/JackLockedEngine.h
+++ b/common/JackLockedEngine.h
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ namespace Jack
 
 #define TRY_CALL    \
     try {           \
-    
+
 #define CATCH_EXCEPTION_RETURN                      \
     } catch(std::bad_alloc& e) {                    \
         jack_error("Memory allocation error...");   \
         return -1;                                  \
     } catch(JackTemporaryException& e) {                       \
         jack_error("JackTemporaryException : now quits...");   \
-        kill(JackTools::GetPID(), SIGINT);          \
+        JackTools::KillServer();                     \
         return -1;                                  \
     } catch (...) {                                 \
         jack_error("Unknown error...");             \
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Jack
 /*!
 \brief Locked Engine, access to methods is serialized using a mutex.
 */
-    
+
 class SERVER_EXPORT JackLockedEngine : public JackLockAble
 {
     private:
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackLockedEngine : public JackLockAble
             return fEngine.PortDisconnect(refnum, src, dst);
             CATCH_EXCEPTION_RETURN
         }
-        
+
         int PortRename(int refnum, jack_port_id_t port, const char* name)
         {
             TRY_CALL
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackLockedEngine : public JackLockAble
             fEngine.NotifyFreewheel(onoff);
             CATCH_ENGINE_EXCEPTION
         }
-    
+
         void NotifyFailure(int code, const char* reason)
         {
             TRY_CALL
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackLockedEngine : public JackLockAble
             fEngine.NotifyFailure(code, reason);
             CATCH_ENGINE_EXCEPTION
         }
-    
+
         int GetClientPID(const char* name)
         {
             TRY_CALL
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackLockedEngine : public JackLockAble
             return fEngine.GetClientPID(name);
             CATCH_EXCEPTION_RETURN
         }
-        
+
         int GetClientRefNum(const char* name)
         {
             TRY_CALL
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackLockedEngine : public JackLockAble
             return fEngine.GetClientRefNum(name);
             CATCH_EXCEPTION_RETURN
         }
-        
+
 };
 
 } // end of namespace
diff --git a/common/JackTools.cpp b/common/JackTools.cpp
index cc8c67c3..f726f152 100644
--- a/common/JackTools.cpp
+++ b/common/JackTools.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,19 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace Jack {
 
+    void JackTools::KillServer()
+    {
+#ifdef WIN32
+        exit(1);
+#else
+        kill(GetPID(), SIGINT);
+#endif
+    }
+
 #define DEFAULT_TMP_DIR "/tmp"
     char* jack_tmpdir = (char*)DEFAULT_TMP_DIR;
 
-    int JackTools::GetPID() 
+    int JackTools::GetPID()
     {
 #ifdef WIN32
         return _getpid();
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Jack {
 #endif
     }
 
-    int JackTools::GetUID() 
+    int JackTools::GetUID()
     {
 #ifdef WIN32
         return  _getpid();
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Jack {
 #endif
     }
 
-    const char* JackTools::DefaultServerName() 
+    const char* JackTools::DefaultServerName()
     {
         const char* server_name;
         if ((server_name = getenv("JACK_DEFAULT_SERVER")) == NULL)
@@ -66,25 +75,25 @@ namespace Jack {
     /* returns the name of the per-user subdirectory of jack_tmpdir */
 #ifdef WIN32
 
-    char* JackTools::UserDir() 
+    char* JackTools::UserDir()
     {
         return "";
     }
 
-    char* JackTools::ServerDir(const char* server_name, char* server_dir) 
+    char* JackTools::ServerDir(const char* server_name, char* server_dir)
     {
         return "";
     }
 
     void JackTools::CleanupFiles(const char* server_name) {}
 
-    int JackTools::GetTmpdir() 
+    int JackTools::GetTmpdir()
     {
         return 0;
     }
 
 #else
-    char* JackTools::UserDir() 
+    char* JackTools::UserDir()
     {
         static char user_dir[JACK_PATH_MAX + 1] = "";
 
@@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Jack {
     }
 
     /* returns the name of the per-server subdirectory of jack_user_dir() */
-    char* JackTools::ServerDir(const char* server_name, char* server_dir) 
+    char* JackTools::ServerDir(const char* server_name, char* server_dir)
     {
         /* format the path name into the suppled server_dir char array,
         * assuming that server_dir is at least as large as JACK_PATH_MAX + 1 */
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Jack {
         return server_dir;
     }
 
-    void JackTools::CleanupFiles(const char* server_name) 
+    void JackTools::CleanupFiles(const char* server_name)
     {
         DIR* dir;
         struct dirent *dirent;
@@ -169,7 +178,7 @@ namespace Jack {
         }
     }
 
-    int JackTools::GetTmpdir() 
+    int JackTools::GetTmpdir()
     {
         FILE* in;
         size_t len;
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Jack {
     }
 #endif
 
-    void JackTools::RewriteName(const char* name, char* new_name) 
+    void JackTools::RewriteName(const char* name, char* new_name)
     {
         size_t i;
         for (i = 0; i < strlen(name); i++) {
@@ -212,7 +221,7 @@ namespace Jack {
         }
         new_name[i] = '\0';
     }
-    
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 
 void BuildClientPath(char* path_to_so, int path_len, const char* so_name)
@@ -251,7 +260,7 @@ void PrintLoadError(const char* so_name)
 
 #else
 
-void PrintLoadError(const char* so_name) 
+void PrintLoadError(const char* so_name)
 {
     jack_log("error loading %s err = %s", so_name, dlerror());
 }
@@ -264,7 +273,7 @@ void BuildClientPath(char* path_to_so, int path_len, const char* so_name)
             internal_dir = ADDON_DIR;
         }
     }
-    
+
     snprintf(path_to_so, path_len, "%s/%s.so", internal_dir, so_name);
 }
 
diff --git a/common/JackTools.h b/common/JackTools.h
index 820f91ba..abb4e25c 100644
--- a/common/JackTools.h
+++ b/common/JackTools.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ namespace Jack
         static int GetPID();
         static int GetUID();
 
+        static void KillServer();
+
         static char* UserDir();
         static char* ServerDir ( const char* server_name, char* server_dir );
         static const char* DefaultServerName();
@@ -201,10 +203,10 @@ namespace Jack
                 return 0;
             }
     };
-    
+
     void BuildClientPath(char* path_to_so, int path_len, const char* so_name);
     void PrintLoadError(const char* so_name);
-    
+
 }
 
 #endif