diff --git a/examples/upstart/manage-many/sidekiq.conf b/examples/upstart/manage-many/sidekiq.conf
index eb98ffaf..8af6e1ed 100644
--- a/examples/upstart/manage-many/sidekiq.conf
+++ b/examples/upstart/manage-many/sidekiq.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ stop on (stopping sidekiq-manager or runlevel [06])
 respawn
 respawn limit 3 30
 
+# TERM and USR1 are sent by sidekiqctl when stopping sidekiq.  Without declaring these as normal exit codes, it just respawns.
+normal exit 0 TERM USR1
+
 instance ${app}-${index}
 
 script
diff --git a/examples/upstart/manage-one/sidekiq.conf b/examples/upstart/manage-one/sidekiq.conf
index b112bd9d..fae80b1a 100644
--- a/examples/upstart/manage-one/sidekiq.conf
+++ b/examples/upstart/manage-one/sidekiq.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ setgid deploy
 respawn
 respawn limit 3 30
 
+# TERM and USR1 are sent by sidekiqctl when stopping sidekiq.  Without declaring these as normal exit codes, it just respawns.
+normal exit 0 TERM USR1
+
 instance $index
 
 script