diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Watchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
index e03061afc7..1dbc341140 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog
 							if (isWindows)
 							{
 								//windows dick sucking resource unlocking
-								GC.Collect();
+								GC.Collect(Int32.MaxValue, GCCollectionMode.Default, true);
 								await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 							}
 							var tempPath = Path.Combine(assemblyStoragePath, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());