diff --git a/le.sh b/le.sh
index 0881c3a8..8c461fb8 100755
--- a/le.sh
+++ b/le.sh
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ _stopserver(){
     kill -s 9 $pid > /dev/null
   fi
   
-  for ncid in $(ps | grep nc | cut -d " " -f 1) ; do
+  for ncid in $(echo $(ps | grep nc) | cut -d " " -f 1) ; do
     _debug "kill $ncid"
     kill -s 9 $ncid > /dev/null
   done