diff --git a/process/process.go b/process/process.go
index 1fc8ae13..0c9dad19 100644
--- a/process/process.go
+++ b/process/process.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math/rand/v2"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
@@ -37,8 +38,11 @@ type Process interface {
 	Stop(wait bool) error
 
 	// Kill stops the process such that it will restart
-	// automatically if it is defined to do so.
-	Kill(wait bool, reason string) error
+	// automatically if it is defined to do so. The reason will be written
+	// to the report as the last line. The delayReconnect will add an
+	// additional duration to the reconnect timeout for the next reconnect,
+	// in case the process should reconnect.
+	Kill(wait bool, reason string, delayReconnect time.Duration) error
 
 	// IsRunning returns whether the process is currently
 	// running or not.
@@ -231,16 +235,17 @@ type process struct {
 		timer       *time.Timer
 		lock        sync.Mutex
 	}
-	timeout        time.Duration
-	stopTimer      *time.Timer
-	stopTimerLock  sync.Mutex
-	stopReason     string
-	stopReasonLock sync.Mutex
-	killTimer      *time.Timer
-	killTimerLock  sync.Mutex
-	logger         log.Logger
-	debuglogger    log.Logger
-	callbacks      struct {
+	timeout            time.Duration
+	stopTimer          *time.Timer
+	stopTimerLock      sync.Mutex
+	stopReason         string
+	stopDelayReconnect time.Duration
+	stopReasonLock     sync.Mutex
+	killTimer          *time.Timer
+	killTimerLock      sync.Mutex
+	logger             log.Logger
+	debuglogger        log.Logger
+	callbacks          struct {
 		onBeforeStart func(args []string) ([]string, error)
 		onStart       func()
 		onExit        func(state string)
@@ -339,7 +344,9 @@ func New(config Config) (Process, error) {
 				"gpudecoder": gpudecoder,
 				"gpumemmory": gpumemory,
 			}).Warn().Log("Killed because limits are exceeded")
-			p.Kill(false, fmt.Sprintf("Killed because limits are exceeded (mode: %s, tolerance: %s): %.2f (%.2f) CPU, %d (%d) bytes memory, %.2f/%.2f/%.2f (%.2f) GPU usage, %d (%d) bytes GPU memory", config.LimitMode.String(), config.LimitDuration.String(), cpu, config.LimitCPU, memory, config.LimitMemory, gpuusage, gpuencoder, gpudecoder, config.LimitGPUUsage, gpumemory, config.LimitGPUMemory))
+
+			reason := fmt.Sprintf("Killed because limits are exceeded (mode: %s, tolerance: %s): %.2f (%.2f) CPU, %d (%d) bytes memory, %.2f/%.2f/%.2f (%.2f) GPU usage, %d (%d) bytes GPU memory", config.LimitMode.String(), config.LimitDuration.String(), cpu, config.LimitCPU, memory, config.LimitMemory, gpuusage, gpuencoder, gpudecoder, config.LimitGPUUsage, gpumemory, config.LimitGPUMemory)
+			p.Kill(false, reason, time.Duration(rand.IntN(30))*time.Second)
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -597,9 +604,9 @@ func (p *process) Limit(cpu, memory, gpu bool) error {
 	}
 
 	p.logger.Warn().WithFields(log.Fields{
-		"limit_cpu":       cpu,
-		"limit_memory":    memory,
-		"limit_gpumemory": gpu,
+		"limit_cpu":    cpu,
+		"limit_memory": memory,
+		"limit_gpu":    gpu,
 	}).Log("Limiter triggered")
 
 	return p.limits.Limit(cpu, memory, gpu)
@@ -718,7 +725,7 @@ func (p *process) start() error {
 		if p.stopTimer == nil {
 			// Only create a new timer if there isn't already one running
 			p.stopTimer = time.AfterFunc(p.timeout, func() {
-				p.Kill(false, fmt.Sprintf("Killed because timeout triggered (%s)", p.timeout))
+				p.Kill(false, fmt.Sprintf("Killed because timeout triggered (%s)", p.timeout), 0)
 
 				p.stopTimerLock.Lock()
 				p.stopTimer.Stop()
@@ -765,7 +772,7 @@ func (p *process) Stop(wait bool) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := p.stop(wait, "")
+	err := p.stop(wait, "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		p.debuglogger.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"state": p.getStateString(),
@@ -779,20 +786,20 @@ func (p *process) Stop(wait bool) error {
 
 // Kill will stop the process without changing the order such that it
 // will restart automatically if enabled.
-func (p *process) Kill(wait bool, reason string) error {
+func (p *process) Kill(wait bool, reason string, delayReconnect time.Duration) error {
 	// If the process is currently not running, we don't need
 	// to do anything.
 	if !p.isRunning() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := p.stop(wait, reason)
+	err := p.stop(wait, reason, delayReconnect)
 
 	return err
 }
 
 // stop will stop a process considering the current order and state.
-func (p *process) stop(wait bool, reason string) error {
+func (p *process) stop(wait bool, reason string, delayReconnect time.Duration) error {
 	// Stop the restart timer
 	p.unreconnect()
 
@@ -801,7 +808,7 @@ func (p *process) stop(wait bool, reason string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// If the process in starting state, wait until the process has been started
+	// If the process is in starting state, wait until the process has been started
 	start := time.Now()
 	for {
 		if time.Since(start) > 5*time.Second {
@@ -825,6 +832,7 @@ func (p *process) stop(wait bool, reason string) error {
 
 	p.stopReasonLock.Lock()
 	p.stopReason = reason
+	p.stopDelayReconnect = delayReconnect
 	p.stopReasonLock.Unlock()
 
 	p.logger.Info().Log("Stopping")
@@ -956,7 +964,7 @@ func (p *process) staler(ctx context.Context) {
 			d := t.Sub(last)
 			if d.Seconds() > timeout.Seconds() {
 				p.logger.Info().Log("Stale timeout after %s (%.2fs).", timeout, d.Seconds())
-				p.stop(false, fmt.Sprintf("Stale timeout after %s, no output received from process", timeout))
+				p.stop(false, fmt.Sprintf("Stale timeout after %s, no output received from process", timeout), 0)
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -1116,7 +1124,19 @@ func (p *process) waiter() {
 
 	// Restart the process
 	if p.getOrder() == "start" && enableReconnect {
-		p.reconnect(p.delay(state))
+		delayReconnect := time.Duration(0)
+
+		p.stopReasonLock.Lock()
+		delayReconnect = p.stopDelayReconnect
+		p.stopDelayReconnect = time.Duration(0)
+		p.stopReasonLock.Unlock()
+
+		delay := p.delay(state)
+		if delay > time.Duration(0) {
+			delay += delayReconnect
+		}
+
+		p.reconnect(delay)
 	}
 
 	// Call the onExit callback