diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index 36c57d8200..a36f3d3ba1 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ force_stop() {
 
 do_force_stop() {
   kill -9 "$1" &> /dev/null || { echoRed "Unable to kill process $1"; return 1; }
-  for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+  for i in $(seq 1 $STOP_WAIT_TIME); do
     isRunning "$1" || { echoGreen "Stopped [$1]"; rm -f "$2"; return 0; }
-    [[ $i -eq 30 ]] && kill -9 "$1" &> /dev/null
+    [[ $i -eq STOP_WAIT_TIME/2 ]] && kill "$1" &> /dev/null
     sleep 1
   done
   echoRed "Unable to kill process $1";