diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java
index 60c61beb..264566e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package redis.embedded;
 
+import redis.embedded.util.CheckedRunnable;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -14,14 +16,16 @@ public abstract class RedisInstance implements Redis {
     private final Pattern readyPattern;
     private final int port;
     private final List<String> args;
+    private final boolean forceStop;
 
     private volatile boolean active = false;
     private Process process;
 
-    protected RedisInstance(final int port, final List<String> args, final Pattern readyPattern) {
+    protected RedisInstance(final int port, final List<String> args, final Pattern readyPattern, final boolean forceStop) {
         this.port = port;
         this.args = args;
         this.readyPattern = readyPattern;
+        this.forceStop = forceStop;
     }
 
     public synchronized void start() throws IOException {
@@ -31,7 +35,10 @@ public synchronized void start() throws IOException {
             process = new ProcessBuilder(args)
                 .directory(new File(args.get(0)).getParentFile())
                 .start();
-            addShutdownHook("RedisInstanceCleaner", checkedToRuntime(this::stop));
+            addShutdownHook("RedisInstanceCleaner", checkedToRuntime(new CheckedRunnable() {
+                public void run() throws Exception {
+                }
+            }));
             logStream(process.getErrorStream(), System.out::println);
             awaitServerReady();
 
@@ -51,8 +58,12 @@ public synchronized void stop() throws IOException {
         if (!active) return;
 
         try {
-            process.destroy();
-            process.waitFor();
+            if (forceStop)
+                process.destroyForcibly();
+            else {
+                process.destroy();
+                process.waitFor();
+            }
             active = false;
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             throw new IOException("Failed to stop redis service", e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java
index 868a1159..99f0a418 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 public final class RedisSentinel extends RedisInstance {
 
-    public RedisSentinel(final int port, final List<String> args) {
-        super(port, args, SENTINEL_READY_PATTERN);
+    public RedisSentinel(final int port, final List<String> args, final boolean forceStop) {
+        super(port, args, SENTINEL_READY_PATTERN, forceStop);
     }
 
     public static RedisSentinelBuilder newRedisSentinel() { return new RedisSentinelBuilder(); }
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
index 36bf91f7..c389cf4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ public RedisServer() throws IOException {
     }
 
     public RedisServer(final int port) throws IOException {
-        this(port, newRedisServer().port(port).buildCommandArgs());
+        this(port, newRedisServer().port(port).buildCommandArgs(), false);
 	}
 
     public RedisServer(final int port, final File executable) {
-        this(port, Arrays.asList(
-            executable.getAbsolutePath(),
-            "--port", Integer.toString(port)
-        ));
+        this( port
+            , Arrays.asList(executable.getAbsolutePath(), "--port", Integer.toString(port))
+            , false
+            );
     }
 
     public RedisServer(final int port, final ExecutableProvider executableProvider) throws IOException {
-        this(port, Arrays.asList(
-            executableProvider.get().getAbsolutePath(),
-            "--port", Integer.toString(port)
-        ));
+        this( port
+            , Arrays.asList(executableProvider.get().getAbsolutePath(), "--port", Integer.toString(port))
+            , false
+            );
     }
 
-    public RedisServer(final int port, final List<String> args) {
-        super(port, args, SERVER_READY_PATTERN);
+    public RedisServer(final int port, final List<String> args, final boolean forceStop) {
+        super(port, args, SERVER_READY_PATTERN, forceStop);
     }
 
     public static RedisServerBuilder newRedisServer() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisSentinelBuilder.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
index 2e509b5f..4ce4396d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public final class RedisSentinelBuilder {
     private int parallelSyncs = 1;
     private int quorumSize = 1;
     private String sentinelConf;
+    private boolean forceStop = false;
 
     private StringBuilder redisConfigBuilder;
 
@@ -107,9 +108,14 @@ public RedisSentinelBuilder setting(final String configLine) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public RedisSentinelBuilder onShutdownForceStop(final boolean forceStop) {
+        this.forceStop = forceStop;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public RedisSentinel build() {
         tryResolveConfAndExec();
-        return new RedisSentinel(port, buildCommandArgs());
+        return new RedisSentinel(port, buildCommandArgs(), forceStop);
     }
 
     private void tryResolveConfAndExec() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisServerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisServerBuilder.java
index ec866349..7384c621 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisServerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/core/RedisServerBuilder.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public final class RedisServerBuilder {
     private String bindAddress = "127.0.0.1";
     private int bindPort = DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT;
     private InetSocketAddress slaveOf;
+    private boolean forceStop = false;
 
     private StringBuilder redisConfigBuilder = new StringBuilder();
 
@@ -70,8 +71,13 @@ public RedisServerBuilder setting(final String configLine) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public RedisServerBuilder onShutdownForceStop(final boolean forceStop) {
+        this.forceStop = forceStop;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public RedisServer build() throws IOException {
-        return new RedisServer(bindPort, buildCommandArgs());
+        return new RedisServer(bindPort, buildCommandArgs(), forceStop);
     }
 
     public void reset() {