diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 72225b3..d51f470 100755
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ has_full_systemd_suite() {
   return 0
 }
 
+systemd_main_pid() {
+  local name="$1"
+  local main_pid
+
+  if ! has_systemd_unit "$name"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  main_pid="$(systemctl show --property MainPID --value "$(service_unit_name "$name")" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [ -z "${main_pid:-}" ] || [ "$main_pid" = "0" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "$main_pid"
+}
+
 pid_matches_project() {
   local name="$1"
   local pid="$2"
@@ -231,8 +247,15 @@ stop_legacy_process() {
   local name="$1"
   local pid
   local pid_file
+  local managed_pid
   pid_file="$(service_pid_file "$name")"
   pid="$(read_pid "$name" || true)"
+  managed_pid="$(systemd_main_pid "$name" || true)"
+
+  if [ -n "${pid:-}" ] && [ -n "${managed_pid:-}" ] && [ "$pid" = "$managed_pid" ]; then
+    rm -f "$pid_file"
+    return 0
+  fi
 
   if [ -n "${pid:-}" ] && kill -0 "$pid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     kill "$pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true