diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 77efdd5..b2bf558 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@
 void mworker_reload()
 {
 	int next_argc = 0;
-	int j;
 	char *msg = NULL;
 	struct rlimit limit;
 	struct per_thread_deinit_fct *ptdf;
@@ -598,29 +597,27 @@
 		next_argc++;
 
 	/* 1 for haproxy -sf, 2 for -x /socket */
-	next_argv = realloc(next_argv, (next_argc + 1 + 2 + global.nbproc + nb_oldpids + 1) * sizeof(char *));
+	next_argv = realloc(next_argv, (next_argc + 1 + 2 + mworker_child_nb() + nb_oldpids + 1) * sizeof(char *));
 	if (next_argv == NULL)
 		goto alloc_error;
 
-
 	/* add -sf <PID>*  to argv */
-	if (children || nb_oldpids > 0)
+	if (mworker_child_nb() > 0) {
+		struct mworker_proc *child;
+
 		next_argv[next_argc++] = "-sf";
-	if (children) {
-		for (j = 0; j < global.nbproc; next_argc++,j++) {
-			next_argv[next_argc] = memprintf(&msg, "%d", children[j]);
+
+		list_for_each_entry(child, &proc_list, list) {
+			if (child->type != 'w' && child->type != 'e')
+				continue;
+			next_argv[next_argc] = memprintf(&msg, "%d", child->pid);
 			if (next_argv[next_argc] == NULL)
 				goto alloc_error;
 			msg = NULL;
+			next_argc++;
 		}
 	}
-	/* copy old process PIDs */
-	for (j = 0; j < nb_oldpids; next_argc++,j++) {
-		next_argv[next_argc] = memprintf(&msg, "%d", oldpids[j]);
-		if (next_argv[next_argc] == NULL)
-			goto alloc_error;
-		msg = NULL;
-	}
+
 	next_argv[next_argc] = NULL;
 
 	/* add the -x option with the stat socket */
@@ -2844,7 +2841,6 @@
 
 		/* the father launches the required number of processes */
 		if (!(global.mode & MODE_MWORKER_WAIT)) {
-			children = calloc(global.nbproc, sizeof(int));
 			for (proc = 0; proc < global.nbproc; proc++) {
 				ret = fork();
 				if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2854,7 +2850,6 @@
 				}
 				else if (ret == 0) /* child breaks here */
 					break;
-				children[proc] = ret;
 				if (pidfd >= 0 && !(global.mode & MODE_MWORKER)) {
 					char pidstr[100];
 					snprintf(pidstr, sizeof(pidstr), "%d\n", ret);
diff --git a/src/mworker.c b/src/mworker.c
index 0d46884..0c4ae21 100644
--- a/src/mworker.c
+++ b/src/mworker.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 static int exitcode = -1;
 
-int *children = NULL; /* store PIDs of children in master workers mode */
-
 /* ----- children processes handling ----- */
 
 /*
@@ -46,29 +44,46 @@
 
 static void mworker_kill(int sig)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct mworker_proc *child;
 
-	/* TODO: merge mworker_kill and tell_old_pids for mworker mode */
-	tell_old_pids(sig);
-	if (children) {
-		for (i = 0; i < global.nbproc; i++)
-			kill(children[i], sig);
+	list_for_each_entry(child, &proc_list, list) {
+		/* careful there, we must be sure that the pid > 0, we don't want to emit a kill -1 */
+		if ((child->type == 'w' || child->type == 'e') && (child->reloads == 0) && (child->pid > 0))
+			kill(child->pid, sig);
 	}
 }
 
 
 /* return 1 if a pid is a current child otherwise 0 */
-int current_child(int pid)
+int mworker_current_child(int pid)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct mworker_proc *child;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < global.nbproc; i++) {
-		if (children[i] == pid)
+	list_for_each_entry(child, &proc_list, list) {
+		if ((child->type == 'w' || child->type == 'e') && (child->reloads == 0) && (child->pid == pid))
 			return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return the number of new and old children (including workers and external
+ * processes)
+ */
+int mworker_child_nb()
+{
+	struct mworker_proc *child;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(child, &proc_list, list) {
+		if ((child->type == 'w' || child->type == 'e'))
+			ret++;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * serialize the proc list and put it in the environment
  */
@@ -204,6 +219,7 @@
 		else
 			status = 255;
 
+		/* delete the child from the process list */
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(child, it, &proc_list, list) {
 			if (child->pid != exitpid)
 				continue;
@@ -214,12 +230,15 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (!children || !childfound) {
+		if (!childfound) {
+			/* We didn't find the PID in the list, that shouldn't happen but we can emit a warning */
 			ha_warning("Worker %d exited with code %d (%s)\n", exitpid, status, (status >= 128) ? strsignal(status - 128) : "Exit");
 		} else {
-			/* check if exited child was in the current children list */
-			if (current_child(exitpid)) {
-				ha_alert("Current worker #%d (%d) exited with code %d (%s)\n", child->relative_pid, exitpid, status, (status >= 128) ? strsignal(status - 128) : "Exit");
+			/* check if exited child was is a current child */
+			if (child->reloads == 0) {
+				if (child->type == 'w')
+					ha_alert("Current worker #%d (%d) exited with code %d (%s)\n", child->relative_pid, exitpid, status, (status >= 128) ? strsignal(status - 128) : "Exit");
+
 				if (status != 0 && status != 130 && status != 143
 				    && !(global.tune.options & GTUNE_NOEXIT_ONFAILURE)) {
 					ha_alert("exit-on-failure: killing every workers with SIGTERM\n");
@@ -228,9 +247,10 @@
 					mworker_kill(SIGTERM);
 				}
 			} else {
-				ha_warning("Former worker #%d (%d) exited with code %d (%s)\n", child->relative_pid, exitpid, status, (status >= 128) ? strsignal(status - 128) : "Exit");
-				/* TODO: merge children and oldpids list in mworker mode */
-				delete_oldpid(exitpid);
+				if (child->type == 'w') {
+					ha_warning("Former worker #%d (%d) exited with code %d (%s)\n", child->relative_pid, exitpid, status, (status >= 128) ? strsignal(status - 128) : "Exit");
+					delete_oldpid(exitpid);
+				}
 			}
 			free(child);
 		}