diff --git a/nodemon.json b/nodemon.json
index f035e69..d150712 100644
--- a/nodemon.json
+++ b/nodemon.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "ts": "node -r ts-node/register"
   },
   "env": {
-    "TS_NODE_PROJECT": "packages/server/tsconfig.json"
+    "TS_NODE_PROJECT": "packages/server/tsconfig.json",
+    "HERMES_WEB_UI_STOP_GATEWAYS_ON_SHUTDOWN": "0"
   },
   "exec": "node -r ts-node/register packages/server/src/index.ts",
   "nodeArgs": ["--no-warnings"],
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/shutdown.ts b/packages/server/src/services/shutdown.ts
index 70c0f7d..f923b08 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/shutdown.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/shutdown.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { closeDb } from '../db'
 import { getGatewayManagerInstance } from './gateway-bootstrap'
 
 function shouldStopGatewaysOnShutdown(signal: string): boolean {
-  // 总是停止网关，无论是开发环境还是生产环境
-  // 这样可以避免 nodemon 重启时的孤儿进程问题
+  // nodemon may use SIGTERM on Windows restarts, so dev mode opts out via env.
+  // Production keeps stopping owned gateways by default.
   const override = process.env.HERMES_WEB_UI_STOP_GATEWAYS_ON_SHUTDOWN?.trim()
   if (override === '0' || override === 'false') return false
   if (override === '1' || override === 'true') return true