diff --git a/deploy_nvr.sh b/deploy_nvr.sh
index d33b924..e5119e2 100755
--- a/deploy_nvr.sh
+++ b/deploy_nvr.sh
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ fi
 # ── 1. Kill all existing instances ──
 log "Stopping any running NextNVR instances..."
 sudo systemctl stop "${SERVICE_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo pkill -9 -f "nextnvr" 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo pkill -9 -f "go2rtc" 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo pkill -9 -f "ffmpeg.*rec_" 2>/dev/null || true
+sudo pkill -9 -f "/opt/nextnvr/nextnvr" 2>/dev/null || true
+sudo pkill -9 -f "go2rtc -config" 2>/dev/null || true
+sudo pkill -9 -f "ffmpeg.*-i rtsp" 2>/dev/null || true
 sleep 2
 
-if pgrep -f "nextnvr" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if pgrep -f "/opt/nextnvr/nextnvr" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     err "Cannot kill existing NextNVR processes. Please stop them manually and retry."
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/remove.sh b/remove.sh
index 1691324..5724851 100755
--- a/remove.sh
+++ b/remove.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ echo "Stopping service..."
 sudo systemctl stop "${SERVICE_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
 sudo systemctl disable "${SERVICE_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-# Kill any lingering processes.
+# Kill any lingering processes (target only NextNVR binaries, not the script).
 echo "Killing processes..."
-sudo pkill -9 -f "nextnvr" 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo pkill -9 -f "go2rtc" 2>/dev/null || true
-sudo pkill -9 -f "ffmpeg.*rec_" 2>/dev/null || true
+sudo pkill -9 -f "/opt/nextnvr/nextnvr" 2>/dev/null || true
+sudo pkill -9 -f "go2rtc -config" 2>/dev/null || true
+sudo pkill -9 -f "ffmpeg.*-i rtsp" 2>/dev/null || true
 sleep 1
 
 # Remove systemd service file.