diff --git a/testing/scripts/load-testconfig b/testing/scripts/load-testconfig
index 220107ed4..7deaa1e85 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/load-testconfig
+++ b/testing/scripts/load-testconfig
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ for host in $IPSECHOSTS
 do
 	eval HOSTLOGIN=root@\$ipv4_${host}
 	ssh $SSHCONF $HOSTLOGIN 'rm -f /var/log/auth.log /var/log/daemon.log; \
-			kill -SIGHUP `cat /var/run/rsyslogd.pid`' > /dev/null 2>&1
+			pkill -SIGHUP rsyslogd' > /dev/null 2>&1
 done
 
 
@@ -166,5 +166,5 @@ for host in $RADIUSHOSTS
 do
 	eval HOSTLOGIN=root@\$ipv4_${host}
 	ssh $SSHCONF $HOSTLOGIN 'rm -f /var/log/daemon.log /var/log/freeradius/radius.log; \
-			kill -SIGHUP `cat /var/run/rsyslogd.pid`' > /dev/null 2>&1
+			pkill -SIGHUP rsyslogd' > /dev/null 2>&1
 done