diff --git a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilib/plugins/cpp/launching/DeployLaunchShortcut.java b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilib/plugins/cpp/launching/DeployLaunchShortcut.java
index 2aeed5c069..6062e02ad7 100644
--- a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilib/plugins/cpp/launching/DeployLaunchShortcut.java
+++ b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilib/plugins/cpp/launching/DeployLaunchShortcut.java
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ public class DeployLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut
 			// Debug deploys are done with the Eclipse Remote System Explorer,
 			// which lets it work with Eclipse's C++ debugger.
 			
+			// Kill running program before using RSE as RSE can't
+			WPILibCPPPlugin.logInfo("Running ant file: " + activeProj.getLocation().toOSString() + File.separator + "build.xml");
+			WPILibCPPPlugin.logInfo("Targets: kill-program, Mode: " + mode);
+			AntLauncher.runAntFile(new File (activeProj.getLocation().toOSString() + File.separator + "build.xml"), "kill-program", null, mode);
+			
 			// TODO: figure out UI issues. that's why this is undocumented
 			ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy config;
 			try {
diff --git a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/resources/cpp-zip/ant/build.xml b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/resources/cpp-zip/ant/build.xml
index eb6f64efdd..68583c6534 100644
--- a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/resources/cpp-zip/ant/build.xml
+++ b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.cpp/src/main/resources/cpp-zip/ant/build.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@
        trust="true"
        command="tail -F -s 0 -n 0 ${deploy.log.file}"/>
   </target>
+  
+  <target name="kill-program" depends="get-target-ip" description="Kill the currently running FRC program">
+	  <sshexec host="${target}"
+		   username="${username}"
+		   password="${password}"
+		   trust="true"
+		   command="/usr/local/frc/bin/frcKillRobot.sh"/>
+  </target>
 
   <target name="debug-deploy" depends="get-target-ip" description="Deploy the jar and start the program running in debug mode.">
     <echo>[athena-deploy] Killing running program</echo>