diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamDaemonExecutor.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamDaemonExecutor.cs
index c56c2a6e4c..f8b74ce401 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamDaemonExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/DreamDaemonExecutor.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// The <see cref="IInstanceShutdownMethod"/> for the <see cref="DreamDaemonExecutor"/>
+		/// The <see cref="IInstanceShutdownHandler"/> for the <see cref="DreamDaemonExecutor"/>
 		/// </summary>
-		readonly IInstanceShutdownMethod instanceShutdownMethod;
+		readonly IInstanceShutdownHandler instanceShutdownMethod;
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="IIOManager"/> for the <see cref="DreamDaemonExecutor"/>
 		/// </summary>
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="instanceShutdownMethod">The value of <see cref="instanceShutdownMethod"/></param>
 		/// <param name="ioManager">The value of <see cref="ioManager"/></param>
-		public DreamDaemonExecutor(IInstanceShutdownMethod instanceShutdownMethod, IIOManager ioManager)
+		public DreamDaemonExecutor(IInstanceShutdownHandler instanceShutdownMethod, IIOManager ioManager)
 		{
 			this.instanceShutdownMethod = instanceShutdownMethod ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instanceShutdownMethod));
 			this.ioManager = ioManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ioManager));
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public async Task<int> RunDreamDaemon(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, TaskCompletionSource<object> onSuccessfulStartup, string dreamDaemonPath, string dmbPath, string accessToken, bool usePrimaryPort, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		public async Task<int> RunDreamDaemon(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, TaskCompletionSource<object> onSuccessfulStartup, string dreamDaemonPath, string dmbPath, string accessToken, bool usePrimaryPort, bool alwaysKill, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			using (var proc = new Process())
 			{
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 					}
 					finally
 					{
-						if (!instanceShutdownMethod.GracefulShutdown)
+						if (!alwaysKill && !await instanceShutdownMethod.PreserveActiveExecutablesIfNecessary(launchParameters, accessToken, proc.Id, usePrimaryPort).ConfigureAwait(false))
 						{
 							proc.Kill();
 							proc.WaitForExit();
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IDreamDaemonExecutor.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IDreamDaemonExecutor.cs
index 5ed6534bbf..c6e444cecd 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IDreamDaemonExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IDreamDaemonExecutor.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		/// <param name="dmbPath">The path to the .dmb to run, the working directory will be derived from this</param>
 		/// <param name="accessToken">The access token to be used for communication</param>
 		/// <param name="usePrimaryPort">If the server should open on <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.PrimaryPort"/> or <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.SecondaryPort"/> of <paramref name="launchParameters"/></param>
+		/// <param name="alwaysKill">If the resulting process should never be left alive</param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> representing the lifetime of the process and resulting in the exit code</returns>
-		Task<int> RunDreamDaemon(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, TaskCompletionSource<object> onSuccessfulStartup, string dreamDaemonPath, string dmbPath, string accessToken, bool usePrimaryPort, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+		Task<int> RunDreamDaemon(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, TaskCompletionSource<object> onSuccessfulStartup, string dreamDaemonPath, string dmbPath, string accessToken, bool usePrimaryPort, bool alwaysKill, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceManager.cs
index 356a2fd9c8..080ab59d06 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceManager.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 	/// <summary>
 	/// For managing <see cref="IInstance"/>s
 	/// </summary>
-	interface IInstanceManager : IInstanceShutdownMethod
+	interface IInstanceManager : IInstanceShutdownHandler
 	{
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Get the <see cref="IInstance"/> associated with given <paramref name="metadata"/>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceShutdownHandler.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceShutdownHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e07de394b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceShutdownHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Internal;
+
+namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
+{
+    interface IInstanceShutdownHandler
+	{
+		Task<bool> PreserveActiveExecutablesIfNecessary(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, string accessToken, int pid, bool primary);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceShutdownMethod.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceShutdownMethod.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 14ced74d67..0000000000
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/IInstanceShutdownMethod.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
-{
-    interface IInstanceShutdownMethod
-	{
-		bool GracefulShutdown { get; set; }
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs
index ae48802658..1032aff8fa 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/InstanceManager.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Internal;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Core;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Models;
 
@@ -14,9 +15,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 	/// <inheritdoc />
 	sealed class InstanceManager : IInstanceManager, IHostedService
 	{
-		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public bool GracefulShutdown { get; set; }
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="IInstanceFactory"/> for the <see cref="IInstanceManager"/>
 		/// </summary>
@@ -131,5 +129,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 			await Task.WhenAll(instances.Select(x => x.Value.StopAsync(cancellationToken))).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			instances.Clear();
 		}
+
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public Task<bool> PreserveActiveExecutablesIfNecessary(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, string accessToken, int pid, bool primary)
+		{
+			throw new NotImplementedException();
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog.cs
index 3213641a92..71688ed6fe 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 		async Task<int> RunServer(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters launchParameters, TaskCompletionSource<object> onSuccessfulStartup, string accessToken, string dreamDaemonPath, bool isPrimary, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			using (var dmb = await dmbFactory.LockNextDmb(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
-				return await dreamDaemonExecutor.RunDreamDaemon(launchParameters, onSuccessfulStartup, dreamDaemonPath, String.Concat(dmb.PrimaryDirectory, dmb.DmbName), accessToken, isPrimary, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+				return await dreamDaemonExecutor.RunDreamDaemon(launchParameters, onSuccessfulStartup, dreamDaemonPath, String.Concat(dmb.PrimaryDirectory, dmb.DmbName), accessToken, isPrimary, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>