diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go
index f76366b83..6c5f0776d 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/launch.go
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ func registerHandlers(enableProfiling bool, port int, ic *GenericController) {
 	})
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/stop", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGTERM)
+		err := syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGTERM)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
 	})
 
 	if enableProfiling {