diff --git a/20h12.process.sh b/20h12.process.sh
index 03ac34eb..4565a276 100755
--- a/20h12.process.sh
+++ b/20h12.process.sh
@@ -44,9 +44,14 @@ espeak "Players refresh" > /dev/null 2>&1
 # Refresh ~/.zen/game/players/PLAYER
 ~/.zen/Astroport.ONE/ASTROBOT/PLAYER.refresh.sh
 
-espeak "Restarting API" > /dev/null 2>&1
+
 ## OPEN API ENGINE
-~/.zen/Astroport.ONE/start.sh > ~/.zen/tmp/12345.log &
+espeak "Restarting API" > /dev/null 2>&1
+[[ -s ~/.zen/.pid ]] && kill -9 $(cat ~/.zen/.pid)
+
+~/.zen/Astroport.ONE/12345.sh > ~/.zen/tmp/12345.log &
+PID=$!
+echo $PID > ~/.zen/.pid
 
 if [[ ! $isLAN ]]; then
     ## REFRESH BOOTSTRAP LIST (OFFICIAL SWARM)
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 3604f73f..211c705c 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ ${MY_PATH}/tools/cron_VRFY.sh ON
 
 echo "(RE)STARTING 12345.sh"
 ###################################################
-[[ ~/.zen/.pid ]] && killall "command.sh"; kill -9 $(cat ~/.zen/.pid)
-# killall "12345.sh"; killall "_12345.sh"; killall "nc";
+[[ -s ~/.zen/.pid ]] && kill -9 $(cat ~/.zen/.pid)
+# killall "12345.sh"; killall "_12345.sh"; killall "nc"; killall "command.sh"
 mkdir -p ~/.zen/tmp
 
 exec ~/.zen/Astroport.ONE/12345.sh > ~/.zen/tmp/12345.log &