diff --git a/trains_agent/commands/worker.py b/trains_agent/commands/worker.py
index a83d23b..ff54c65 100644
--- a/trains_agent/commands/worker.py
+++ b/trains_agent/commands/worker.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 from functools import partial
 from itertools import chain
-from tempfile import mkdtemp, gettempdir
+from tempfile import mkdtemp, NamedTemporaryFile
 from time import sleep, time
 from typing import Text, Optional, Any, Tuple
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ from trains_agent.helper.base import (
     get_python_path,
     is_linux_platform,
     rm_file,
-    add_python_path)
+    add_python_path, safe_remove_tree, )
 from trains_agent.helper.console import ensure_text, print_text, decode_binary_lines
 from trains_agent.helper.os.daemonize import daemonize_process
 from trains_agent.helper.package.base import PackageManager
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ from trains_agent.helper.process import (
     get_bash_output,
     shutdown_docker_process,
     get_docker_id,
-    commit_docker
+    commit_docker, terminate_process,
 )
 from trains_agent.helper.package.cython_req import CythonRequirement
 from trains_agent.helper.repo import clone_repository_cached, RepoInfo, VCS
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
 
     _run_as_user_home = '/trains_agent_home'
     _docker_fixed_user_cache = '/trains_agent_cache'
+    _temp_cleanup_list = []
 
     @property
     def service(self):
@@ -332,6 +333,8 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
     @staticmethod
     def register_signal_handler():
         def handler(*_):
+            for f in Worker._temp_cleanup_list + [Singleton.get_pid_file()]:
+                safe_remove_tree(f)
             raise Sigterm()
 
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handler)
@@ -388,6 +391,7 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         self._standalone_mode = None
         self._services_mode = None
         self._force_current_version = None
+        self._redirected_stdout_file_no = None
 
     @classmethod
     def _verify_command_states(cls, kwargs):
@@ -569,12 +573,12 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
             else:
                 self.handle_task_termination(task_id, status, stop_signal_status)
                 # remove temp files after we sent everything to the backend
-                safe_remove_file(temp_stdout_name)
-                safe_remove_file(temp_stderr_name)
                 if self.docker_image_func:
                     shutdown_docker_process(docker_cmd_contains='--id {}\'\"'.format(task_id))
+                safe_remove_file(temp_stdout_name)
+                safe_remove_file(temp_stderr_name)
 
-    def run_tasks_loop(self, queues, worker_params):
+    def run_tasks_loop(self, queues, worker_params, priority_order=True):
         """
         :summary: Pull and run tasks from queues.
         :description: 1. Go through ``queues`` by order.
@@ -584,6 +588,9 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         :type queues: list of ``Text``
         :param worker_params: Worker command line arguments
         :type worker_params: ``trains_agent.helper.process.WorkerParams``
+        :param priority_order: If True pull order in priority manner. always from the first
+            If False, pull from each queue once in a round robin manner
+        :type priority_order: bool
         """
 
         if not self._daemon_foreground:
@@ -614,6 +621,16 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
                             print("No tasks in queue {}".format(queue))
                         continue
 
+                    # clear output log if we start a new Task
+                    if not worker_params.debug and self._redirected_stdout_file_no is not None and \
+                            self._redirected_stdout_file_no > 2:
+                        # noinspection PyBroadException
+                        try:
+                            os.lseek(self._redirected_stdout_file_no, 0, 0)
+                            os.ftruncate(self._redirected_stdout_file_no, 0)
+                        except:
+                            pass
+
                     self.send_logs(
                         task_id=task_id,
                         lines=["task {} pulled from {} by worker {}\n".format(task_id, queue, self.worker_id)],
@@ -622,7 +639,11 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
                     self.report_monitor(ResourceMonitor.StatusReport(queues=queues, queue=queue, task=task_id))
                     self.run_one_task(queue, task_id, worker_params)
                     self.report_monitor(ResourceMonitor.StatusReport(queues=self.queues))
-                    break
+
+                    # if we are using priority start pulling from the first always,
+                    # if we are doing round robin, pull from the next one
+                    if priority_order:
+                        break
             else:
                 # sleep and retry polling
                 if self._daemon_foreground or worker_params.debug:
@@ -674,7 +695,7 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
 
         self._session.print_configuration()
 
-    def daemon(self, queues, log_level, foreground=False, docker=False, detached=False, **kwargs):
+    def daemon(self, queues, log_level, foreground=False, docker=False, detached=False, order_fairness=False, **kwargs):
         # if we do not need to create queues, make sure they are valid
         # match previous behaviour when we validated queue names before everything else
         queues = self._resolve_queue_names(queues, create_if_missing=kwargs.get('create_queue', False))
@@ -686,6 +707,10 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
             kwargs = self._verify_command_states(kwargs)
             docker = docker or kwargs.get('docker')
 
+        if kwargs.get('stop', False):
+            self._kill_daemon()
+            return
+
         # make sure we only have a single instance,
         # also make sure we set worker_id properly and cache folders
         self._singleton()
@@ -711,9 +736,8 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         self._register(queues)
 
         # create temp config file with current configuration
-        self.temp_config_path = safe_mkstemp(
-            suffix=".cfg", prefix=".trains_agent.", text=True, name_only=True
-        )
+        self.temp_config_path = NamedTemporaryFile(
+            suffix=".cfg", prefix=".trains_agent.", mode='w+t').name
 
         # print docker image
         if docker is not False and docker is not None:
@@ -753,6 +777,9 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
                 )
             )
 
+            if not self._session.debug_mode:
+                self._temp_cleanup_list.append(name)
+
             if not detached:
                 # redirect std out/err to new file
                 sys.stdout = sys.stderr = out_file
@@ -760,6 +787,7 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
                 # in detached mode
                 # fully detach stdin.stdout/stderr and leave main process, running in the background
                 daemonize_process(out_file.fileno())
+                self._redirected_stdout_file_no = out_file.fileno()
                 # make sure we update the singleton lock file to the new pid
                 Singleton.update_pid_file()
                 # reprint headers to std file (we are now inside the daemon process)
@@ -779,6 +807,7 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
                             debug=self._session.debug_mode,
                             trace=self._session.trace,
                         ),
+                        priority_order=not order_fairness,
                     )
                 except Exception:
                     tb = six.text_type(traceback.format_exc())
@@ -2025,6 +2054,7 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         host_pip_cache = Path(os.path.expandvars(self._session.config.get(
             "agent.docker_pip_cache", '~/.trains/pip-cache'))).expanduser().as_posix()
         host_ssh_cache = mkdtemp(prefix='trains_agent.ssh.')
+        self._temp_cleanup_list.append(host_ssh_cache)
 
         # make sure all folders are valid
         Path(host_apt_cache).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -2322,18 +2352,26 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
 
         return command, script_dir
 
+    def _kill_daemon(self):
+        worker_id, worker_name = self._generate_worker_id_name()
+        # Iterate over all running process
+        for pid, uid, slot, file in Singleton.get_running_pids():
+            # wither we have a match for the worker_id or we just pick the first one
+            if pid >= 0 and (
+                    (worker_id and uid == worker_id) or
+                    (not worker_id and uid.startswith('{}:'.format(worker_name)))):
+                # this is us kill it
+                print('Terminating trains-agent worker_id={} pid={}'.format(uid, pid))
+                if not terminate_process(pid, timeout=10):
+                    error('Could not terminate process pid={}'.format(pid))
+                return True
+        print('Could not find a running trains-agent instance with worker_name={} worker_id={}'.format(
+            worker_name, worker_id))
+        return False
+
     def _singleton(self):
         # ensure singleton
-        worker_id = self._session.config["agent.worker_id"]
-        worker_name = self._session.config["agent.worker_name"]
-        if not worker_id and os.environ.get('NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES') is not None:
-            nvidia_visible_devices = os.environ.get('NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES')
-            if nvidia_visible_devices and nvidia_visible_devices.lower() != 'none':
-                worker_id = '{}:gpu{}'.format(worker_name, nvidia_visible_devices)
-            elif nvidia_visible_devices == '':
-                pass
-            else:
-                worker_name = '{}:cpu'.format(worker_name)
+        worker_id, worker_name = self._generate_worker_id_name()
 
         # if we are running in services mode, we allow double register since
         # docker-compose will kill instances before they cleanup
@@ -2348,6 +2386,19 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         # update folders based on free slot
         self._session.create_cache_folders(slot_index=worker_slot)
 
+    def _generate_worker_id_name(self):
+        worker_id = self._session.config["agent.worker_id"]
+        worker_name = self._session.config["agent.worker_name"]
+        if not worker_id and os.environ.get('NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES') is not None:
+            nvidia_visible_devices = os.environ.get('NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES')
+            if nvidia_visible_devices and nvidia_visible_devices.lower() != 'none':
+                worker_id = '{}:gpu{}'.format(worker_name, nvidia_visible_devices)
+            elif nvidia_visible_devices == '':
+                pass
+            else:
+                worker_name = '{}:cpu'.format(worker_name)
+        return worker_id, worker_name
+
     def _resolve_queue_names(self, queues, create_if_missing=False):
         if not queues:
             default_queue = self._session.send_api(queues_api.GetDefaultRequest())
diff --git a/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py b/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py
index 2963e56..e51f2ac 100644
--- a/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py
+++ b/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class Singleton(object):
         except:
             pass
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_lock_filename(cls):
+        return os.path.join(cls._get_temp_folder(), cls._lock_file_name)
+
     @classmethod
     def register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None, allow_double=False):
         """
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ class Singleton(object):
         :return: (str worker_id, int slot_number) Return None value on instance already running
         """
         # try to lock file
-        lock_file = os.path.join(cls._get_temp_folder(), cls._lock_file_name)
+        lock_file = cls.get_lock_filename()
         timeout = 0
         while os.path.exists(lock_file):
             if timeout > cls._lock_timeout:
@@ -79,30 +83,41 @@ class Singleton(object):
         return ret
 
     @classmethod
-    def _register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None, allow_double=False):
-        if cls.worker_id:
-            return cls.worker_id, cls.instance_slot
-        # make sure we have a unique name
-        instance_num = 0
+    def get_running_pids(cls):
         temp_folder = cls._get_temp_folder()
         files = glob(os.path.join(temp_folder, cls.prefix + cls.sep + '*' + cls.ext))
-        slots = {}
+        pids = []
         for file in files:
             parts = file.split(cls.sep)
+            # noinspection PyBroadException
             try:
                 pid = int(parts[1])
+                if not psutil.pid_exists(pid):
+                    pid = -1
             except Exception:
                 # something is wrong, use non existing pid and delete the file
                 pid = -1
 
             uid, slot = None, None
+            # noinspection PyBroadException
             try:
                 with open(file, 'r') as f:
                     uid, slot = str(f.read()).split('\n')
                     slot = int(slot)
             except Exception:
                 pass
+            pids.append((pid, uid, slot, file))
 
+        return pids
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None, allow_double=False):
+        if cls.worker_id:
+            return cls.worker_id, cls.instance_slot
+        # make sure we have a unique name
+        instance_num = 0
+        slots = {}
+        for pid, uid, slot, file in cls.get_running_pids():
             worker = None
             if api_client and ENV_DOCKER_HOST_MOUNT.get() and uid:
                 try:
@@ -111,7 +126,7 @@ class Singleton(object):
                     worker = None
 
             # count active instances and delete dead files
-            if not worker and not psutil.pid_exists(pid):
+            if not worker and pid < 0:
                 # delete the file
                 try:
                     os.remove(os.path.join(file))
@@ -165,3 +180,9 @@ class Singleton(object):
     @classmethod
     def get_slot(cls):
         return cls.instance_slot or 0
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_pid_file(cls):
+        if not cls._pid_file:
+            return None
+        return cls._pid_file.name
diff --git a/trains_agent/interface/worker.py b/trains_agent/interface/worker.py
index 7884f95..7a3cd53 100644
--- a/trains_agent/interface/worker.py
+++ b/trains_agent/interface/worker.py
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ DAEMON_ARGS = dict({
         'dest': 'queues',
         'type': foreign_object_id('queues'),
     },
+    '--order-fairness': {
+        'help': 'Pull from each queue in a round-robin order, instead of priority order.',
+        'action': 'store_true',
+    },
     '--standalone-mode': {
         'help': 'Do not use any network connects, assume everything is pre-installed',
         'action': 'store_true',
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@ DAEMON_ARGS = dict({
         'action': 'store_true',
         'aliases': ['-d'],
     },
+    '--stop': {
+        'help': 'Stop the running agent (based on the same set of arguments)',
+        'action': 'store_true',
+    },
 
 }, **WORKER_ARGS)