diff --git a/examples/ecosystem.json b/examples/ecosystem.json
index a5cc23e..872ed12 100644
--- a/examples/ecosystem.json
+++ b/examples/ecosystem.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
         "autorestart": false,
         "cwd": "./examples",
         "scripts": ["logs_date"],
-        "executable_path": "python3"
+        "executable_path": "python3",
+        "cron_restart": "* * * * *"
     },
     {
         "name": "celery-worker",
diff --git a/grpc/server/add_process.go b/grpc/server/add_process.go
index c736209..c22ab70 100644
--- a/grpc/server/add_process.go
+++ b/grpc/server/add_process.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/aptible/supercronic/cronexpr"
 	pb "github.com/dunstorm/pm2-go/proto"
 	"github.com/dunstorm/pm2-go/utils"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -36,14 +35,9 @@ func (api *Handler) AddProcess(ctx context.Context, in *pb.AddProcessRequest) (*
 			ParentPid: 1,
 		},
 	}
-
-	if in.CronRestart != "" {
-		expr, err := cronexpr.Parse(in.CronRestart)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, status.Errorf(400, "invalid cron expression: %v", err)
-		}
-		newProcess.CronRestart = in.CronRestart
-		newProcess.NextStartAt = timestamppb.New(expr.Next(time.Now()))
+	err := newProcess.UpdateNextStartAt()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	process, running := utils.GetProcess(newProcess.Pid)
diff --git a/grpc/server/start_process.go b/grpc/server/start_process.go
index 74d56a6..ed20eda 100644
--- a/grpc/server/start_process.go
+++ b/grpc/server/start_process.go
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ func (api *Handler) StartProcess(ctx context.Context, in *pb.StartProcessRequest
 	process.AutoRestart = in.AutoRestart
 	process.Cwd = in.Cwd
 	process.Pid = in.Pid
+	process.CronRestart = in.CronRestart
+	process.ProcStatus.ParentPid = 1
+	err := process.UpdateNextStartAt()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	found, err := os.FindProcess(int(in.Pid))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/grpc/server/start_scheduler.go b/grpc/server/start_scheduler.go
index 307b085..5b28992 100644
--- a/grpc/server/start_scheduler.go
+++ b/grpc/server/start_scheduler.go
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/aptible/supercronic/cronexpr"
 	pb "github.com/dunstorm/pm2-go/proto"
 	"github.com/dunstorm/pm2-go/shared"
 	"github.com/dunstorm/pm2-go/utils"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
 func updateProcessMap(handler *Handler, processId int32, p *os.Process) {
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ func restartProcess(handler *Handler, p *pb.Process) {
 		p.AutoRestart = false
 		p.SetToStop(true)
 		p.SetStatus("stopped")
-		p.Pid = 0
+		p.ResetPid()
 		updateProcessMap(handler, p.Id, nil)
 
 		handler.logger.Error().Msgf("Error while restarting process %s: %s", p.Name, err)
@@ -66,6 +64,7 @@ func startScheduler(handler *Handler) {
 				p.UpdateUptime()
 				p.ResetPid()
 				p.UpdateStatus("stopped")
+				p.ResetCPUMemory()
 				updateProcessMap(handler, p.Id, nil)
 
 				if p.AutoRestart && !p.GetToStop() {
@@ -77,13 +76,7 @@ func startScheduler(handler *Handler) {
 		} else if p.NextStartAt != nil && p.NextStartAt.AsTime().Before(time.Now()) {
 			handler.logger.Debug().Msgf("Process %s is scheduled to start at %s", p.Name, p.NextStartAt.AsTime())
 			restartProcess(handler, p)
-
-			if p.CronRestart != "" {
-				nextTime := cronexpr.MustParse(p.CronRestart).Next(time.Now())
-				p.NextStartAt = timestamppb.New(nextTime)
-			} else {
-				p.NextStartAt = nil
-			}
+			p.UpdateNextStartAt()
 		}
 		wg.Done()
 	}
diff --git a/grpc/server/stop_process.go b/grpc/server/stop_process.go
index 38c0ac9..cf24b98 100644
--- a/grpc/server/stop_process.go
+++ b/grpc/server/stop_process.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (api *Handler) StopProcess(ctx context.Context, in *pb.StopProcessRequest)
 	found := api.processes[in.Id]
 
 	process.SetStatus("stopped")
-	process.Pid = 0
+	process.ResetCPUMemory()
 	process.StopNext = true
 
 	if found == nil {
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ func (api *Handler) StopProcess(ctx context.Context, in *pb.StopProcessRequest)
 				Success: false,
 			}, nil
 		}
+		process.ResetPid()
 
 		return &pb.StopProcessResponse{
 			Success: true,
 		}, nil
 	}
 
+	process.ResetPid()
+
 	// for child process
 	found.Kill()
 	updateProcessMap(api, in.Id, nil)
diff --git a/proto/process_extended.go b/proto/process_extended.go
index 2ad3f9c..588e8a8 100644
--- a/proto/process_extended.go
+++ b/proto/process_extended.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/aptible/supercronic/cronexpr"
+	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	durationpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 	timestamppb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ func (p *Process) GetToStop() bool {
 
 func (p *Process) ResetPid() {
 	p.Pid = 0
+	p.ProcStatus.ParentPid = 0
 }
 
 func (p *Process) UpdateUptime() {
@@ -75,3 +78,15 @@ func (p *Process) UpdateCPUMemory() {
 	memory = memory / 1024
 	p.ProcStatus.Memory = fmt.Sprintf("%.1fMB", memory)
 }
+
+func (p *Process) UpdateNextStartAt() error {
+	if p.CronRestart != "" {
+		expr, err := cronexpr.Parse(p.CronRestart)
+		if err != nil {
+			p.CronRestart = ""
+			return status.Errorf(400, "invalid cron expression: %v", err)
+		}
+		p.NextStartAt = timestamppb.New(expr.Next(time.Now()))
+	}
+	return nil
+}