diff --git a/src/server/apps.ts b/src/server/apps.ts
index 3cb4cef..5a2c38f 100644
--- a/src/server/apps.ts
+++ b/src/server/apps.ts
@@ -471,21 +471,29 @@ async function killStaleProcesses() {
   const pids = new Set<number>()
 
   // Find processes listening on our port range
-  const lsof = Bun.spawnSync(['lsof', '-ti', `:${MIN_PORT - 1}-${MAX_PORT}`])
-  const lsofOutput = lsof.stdout.toString().trim()
-  if (lsofOutput) {
-    for (const pid of lsofOutput.split('\n').map(Number)) {
-      if (pid && pid !== process.pid) pids.add(pid)
+  try {
+    const lsof = Bun.spawnSync(['lsof', '-ti', `:${MIN_PORT - 1}-${MAX_PORT}`])
+    const lsofOutput = lsof.stdout.toString().trim()
+    if (lsofOutput) {
+      for (const pid of lsofOutput.split('\n').map(Number)) {
+        if (pid && pid !== process.pid) pids.add(pid)
+      }
     }
+  } catch {
+    // lsof not available (e.g. minimal Linux installs)
   }
 
   // Find orphaned "bun run toes" child app processes
-  const pgrep = Bun.spawnSync(['pgrep', '-f', 'bun run toes'])
-  const pgrepOutput = pgrep.stdout.toString().trim()
-  if (pgrepOutput) {
-    for (const pid of pgrepOutput.split('\n').map(Number)) {
-      if (pid && pid !== process.pid) pids.add(pid)
+  try {
+    const pgrep = Bun.spawnSync(['pgrep', '-f', 'bun run toes'])
+    const pgrepOutput = pgrep.stdout.toString().trim()
+    if (pgrepOutput) {
+      for (const pid of pgrepOutput.split('\n').map(Number)) {
+        if (pid && pid !== process.pid) pids.add(pid)
+      }
     }
+  } catch {
+    // pgrep not available
   }
 
   if (pids.size === 0) return