diff --git a/docs/cli/commands.json b/docs/cli/commands.json
index 00792b7..f00fb84 100644
--- a/docs/cli/commands.json
+++ b/docs/cli/commands.json
@@ -663,7 +663,9 @@
         "subcommand_required": true,
         "help": "Start, stop, and check the status of the pitchfork supervisor daemon",
         "name": "supervisor",
-        "aliases": [],
+        "aliases": [
+          "sup"
+        ],
         "hidden_aliases": [],
         "examples": []
       },
diff --git a/docs/cli/supervisor.md b/docs/cli/supervisor.md
index 952a35c..189273d 100644
--- a/docs/cli/supervisor.md
+++ b/docs/cli/supervisor.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # `pitchfork supervisor`
 
 - **Usage**: `pitchfork supervisor <SUBCOMMAND>`
+- **Aliases**: `sup`
 
 Start, stop, and check the status of the pitchfork supervisor daemon
 
diff --git a/pitchfork.usage.kdl b/pitchfork.usage.kdl
index 35027e5..76a78d9 100644
--- a/pitchfork.usage.kdl
+++ b/pitchfork.usage.kdl
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ cmd "stop" help="Sends a stop signal to a daemon" {
     arg "[ID]..." help="The name of the daemon to stop" var=true
 }
 cmd "supervisor" subcommand_required=true help="Start, stop, and check the status of the pitchfork supervisor daemon" {
+    alias "sup"
     cmd "run" help="Runs the internal pitchfork daemon in the foreground" {
         flag "-f --force" help="kill existing daemon"
     }
diff --git a/src/cli/supervisor/mod.rs b/src/cli/supervisor/mod.rs
index 15de312..d17cdd6 100644
--- a/src/cli/supervisor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/supervisor/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod stop;
 
 /// Start, stop, and check the status of the pitchfork supervisor daemon
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
+#[clap(visible_alias = "sup", verbatim_doc_comment)]
 pub struct Supervisor {
     #[clap(subcommand)]
     command: Commands,
diff --git a/src/procs.rs b/src/procs.rs
index 2c2285d..6479087 100644
--- a/src/procs.rs
+++ b/src/procs.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ impl Procs {
             .unwrap()
             .process(sysinfo::Pid::from_u32(pid))
         {
+            debug!("killing process {}", pid);
             #[cfg(windows)]
             process.kill();
             #[cfg(unix)]
diff --git a/src/supervisor.rs b/src/supervisor.rs
index 400f440..539bafc 100644
--- a/src/supervisor.rs
+++ b/src/supervisor.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ impl Supervisor {
     async fn stop(&self, id: &str) -> Result<IpcResponse> {
         info!("stopping daemon: {id}");
         if let Some(daemon) = self.get_daemon(id).await {
+            trace!("daemon to stop: {daemon}");
             if let Some(pid) = daemon.pid {
+                trace!("killing pid: {pid}");
                 PROCS.refresh_processes();
                 if PROCS.is_running(pid) {
                     self.upsert_daemon(UpsertDaemonOpts {
@@ -267,9 +269,15 @@ impl Supervisor {
                     })
                     .await?;
                     PROCS.kill_async(pid).await?;
+                } else {
+                    debug!("pid {pid} not running");
                 }
                 return Ok(IpcResponse::Ok);
+            } else {
+                debug!("daemon {id} not running");
             }
+        } else {
+            debug!("daemon {id} not found");
         }
         Ok(IpcResponse::DaemonAlreadyStopped)
     }