diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index 4d24d1d7..b86174ef 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -643,6 +643,10 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._stopSpawnedBitcoin = function(callback) {
         return callback(err);
       }
       pid = parseInt(pid);
+      if (!Number.isFinite(pid)) {
+        // pid doesn't exist we can continue
+        return callback(null);
+      }
       try {
         log.warn('Stopping existing spawned bitcoin process with pid: ' + pid);
         self._process.kill(pid, 'SIGINT');
diff --git a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
index 1e642461..bbc88a8b 100644
--- a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
+++ b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
@@ -1059,6 +1059,44 @@ describe('Bitcoin Service', function() {
         done();
       });
     });
+    it('it will attempt to kill process with NaN', function(done) {
+      var readFile = sandbox.stub();
+      readFile.onCall(0).callsArgWith(2, null, '     ');
+      var TestBitcoinService = proxyquire('../../lib/services/bitcoind', {
+        fs: {
+          readFile: readFile
+        }
+      });
+      var bitcoind = new TestBitcoinService(baseConfig);
+      bitcoind.spawnStopTime = 1;
+      bitcoind._process = {};
+      bitcoind._process.kill = sinon.stub();
+      bitcoind._stopSpawnedBitcoin(function(err) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('it will attempt to kill process without pid', function(done) {
+      var readFile = sandbox.stub();
+      readFile.onCall(0).callsArgWith(2, null, '');
+      var TestBitcoinService = proxyquire('../../lib/services/bitcoind', {
+        fs: {
+          readFile: readFile
+        }
+      });
+      var bitcoind = new TestBitcoinService(baseConfig);
+      bitcoind.spawnStopTime = 1;
+      bitcoind._process = {};
+      bitcoind._process.kill = sinon.stub();
+      bitcoind._stopSpawnedBitcoin(function(err) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+        done();
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#_spawnChildProcess', function() {