diff --git a/lib/services/ios-debug-service.ts b/lib/services/ios-debug-service.ts
index 22b01dffaf..26105413af 100644
--- a/lib/services/ios-debug-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/ios-debug-service.ts
@@ -78,20 +78,31 @@ class IOSDebugService extends DebugServiceBase implements IPlatformDebugService
 		}
 
 		_.forEach(this._sockets, socket => socket.destroy());
+
 		this._sockets = [];
 
 		if (this._lldbProcess) {
 			this._lldbProcess.stdin.write("process detach\n");
-			this._lldbProcess.kill();
+
+			await this.killProcess(this._lldbProcess);
 			this._lldbProcess = undefined;
 		}
 
 		if (this._childProcess) {
-			this._childProcess.kill();
+			await this.killProcess(this._childProcess);
 			this._childProcess = undefined;
 		}
 	}
 
+	private async killProcess(childProcess: ChildProcess): Promise<void> {
+		if (childProcess) {
+			return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+				childProcess.on("close", resolve);
+				childProcess.kill();
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
 	private async emulatorDebugBrk(debugData: IDebugData, debugOptions: IDebugOptions): Promise<string> {
 		let args = debugOptions.debugBrk ? "--nativescript-debug-brk" : "--nativescript-debug-start";
 		let child_process = await this.$iOSEmulatorServices.runApplicationOnEmulator(debugData.pathToAppPackage, {