diff --git a/roles/keyserver/tasks/main.yml b/roles/keyserver/tasks/main.yml
index b72c6efb58..9246810ba2 100644
--- a/roles/keyserver/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keyserver/tasks/main.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 - cron: name="regenerate stats hourly"
         hour="*"
         minute="5"
-        job="killall -SIGUSR2 sks-db"
+        job="pkill -f -n -SIGUSR2 'sks db'"
         state=present
 
 - name: Set sks-db to run on boot