diff --git a/Source/WPEFramework/PluginServer.cpp b/Source/WPEFramework/PluginServer.cpp
index 2ed4c1403..5c954417e 100644
--- a/Source/WPEFramework/PluginServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/WPEFramework/PluginServer.cpp
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ namespace PluginHost {
             Unlock();
             result = Core::ERROR_ILLEGAL_STATE;
         } else if (currentState == IShell::state::HIBERNATED) {
-            Unlock();
             result = Wakeup(3000);
+            Unlock();
         } else if ((currentState == IShell::state::DEACTIVATED) || (currentState == IShell::state::PRECONDITION)) {
 
             // Load the interfaces, If we did not load them yet...
@@ -531,9 +531,7 @@ namespace PluginHost {
 
             if(currentState == IShell::state::HIBERNATED)
             {
-                Unlock();
                 uint32_t wakeupResult = Wakeup(3000);
-                Lock();
                 if(wakeupResult != Core::ERROR_NONE)
                 {
                     //Force Activated state
@@ -746,7 +744,13 @@ namespace PluginHost {
                 result = Core::ERROR_NONE;
 #endif
                 if (result == Core::ERROR_NONE) {
-                    SYSLOG(Logging::Startup, (_T("Hibernated plugin [%s]:[%s]"), ClassName().c_str(), Callsign().c_str()));
+                    if (State() == IShell::state::HIBERNATED) {
+                        SYSLOG(Logging::Startup, ("Hibernated plugin [%s]:[%s]", ClassName().c_str(), Callsign().c_str()));
+                    } else {
+                        // wakeup occured right after hibernation finished
+                        SYSLOG(Logging::Startup, ("Hibernation aborted of plugin [%s]:[%s]", ClassName().c_str(), Callsign().c_str()));
+                        result = Core::ERROR_ABORTED;
+                    }
                 }
                 else if (State() == IShell::state::HIBERNATED) {
                     State(IShell::ACTIVATED);
@@ -763,8 +767,6 @@ namespace PluginHost {
     uint32_t Server::Service::Wakeup(const uint32_t timeout VARIABLE_IS_NOT_USED) {
         Core::hresult result = Core::ERROR_NONE;
 
-        Lock();
-
         IShell::state currentState(State());
 
         if (currentState != IShell::state::HIBERNATED) {
@@ -798,7 +800,6 @@ namespace PluginHost {
                 local->Release();
             }
         }
-        Unlock();
 
         return (result);
     }
@@ -863,12 +864,13 @@ namespace PluginHost {
         Core::ProcessInfo::Iterator children(parentPID);
 
         if (children.Count() > 0) {
-
-            while (children.Next()) {
+            // make sure to wakeup PIDs in opposite order to hibernation
+            // to quickly go over not hibernated PIDs and abort currently processed
+            children.Reset(false);
+            while (children.Previous()) {
                 // Wakeup children of this process
                 // There is no recovery path while doing Wakeup, don't care about errors
                 WakeupChildren(children.Current().Id(), timeout);
-
                 TRACE(Activity, (_T("Wakeup of plugin [%s] child process [%u]"), Callsign().c_str(), children.Current().Id()));
                 result = WakeupProcess(timeout, children.Current().Id(), _administrator.Configuration().HibernateLocator().c_str(), _T(""), &_hibernateStorage);
             }
diff --git a/Source/core/ProcessInfo.h b/Source/core/ProcessInfo.h
index f926654ba..a56f8280f 100644
--- a/Source/core/ProcessInfo.h
+++ b/Source/core/ProcessInfo.h
@@ -157,10 +157,15 @@ namespace Core {
             {
                 return ((_index != 0) && (_index <= _pids.size()));
             }
-            inline void Reset()
+            inline void Reset(bool start = true)
             {
-                _index = 0;
-                _current = _pids.begin();
+                if (start) {
+                    _index = 0;
+                    _current = _pids.begin();
+                } else {
+                    _index = _pids.size() + 1;
+                    _current = _pids.end();
+                }
             }
             bool Next()
             {
@@ -173,6 +178,17 @@ namespace Core {
                 }
                 return (_index <= _pids.size());
             }
+            bool Previous()
+            {
+                if (_index > 0) {
+                    _index--;
+
+                    if (_index > 0) {
+                        _current--;
+                    }
+                }
+                return (_index > 0);
+            }
             inline ProcessInfo Current() const
             {
                 ASSERT(IsValid() == true);
diff --git a/Tests/unit/core/test_processinfo.cpp b/Tests/unit/core/test_processinfo.cpp
index 588e826f8..b376d8b67 100644
--- a/Tests/unit/core/test_processinfo.cpp
+++ b/Tests/unit/core/test_processinfo.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,22 @@ TEST(Core_ProcessInfo, simpleSet)
     std::cout << "Size Resident  :" << (processInfo.Resident() >> 10) << " KB" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "Size Shared    :" << (processInfo.Shared() >> 10) << " KB" << std::endl;
 
-    Core::ProcessInfo::Iterator childIterator = processInfo.Children();
+    Core::ProcessInfo::Iterator childIterator = Core::ProcessInfo(0).Children();
 
-    std::cout << "Children (" << childIterator.Count() << ") " << std::endl;
+    childIterator.Reset(false);
+    std::list<uint32_t> pids;
+    std::cout << "Children of PID 0 (" << childIterator.Count() << ") in revers order" << std::endl;
+    while (childIterator.Previous()) {
+        Core::ProcessInfo childProcessInfo = childIterator.Current();
+        std::cout << "\tName        : " << childProcessInfo.Name() << " (" << childProcessInfo.Id() << "): " << childProcessInfo.Resident() << std::endl;
+        pids.push_front(childProcessInfo.Id());
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Children of PID 0 (" << childIterator.Count() << ") " << std::endl;
     while (childIterator.Next()) {
         Core::ProcessInfo childProcessInfo = childIterator.Current();
         std::cout << "\tName        : " << childProcessInfo.Name() << " (" << childProcessInfo.Id() << "): " << childProcessInfo.Resident() << std::endl;
+        EXPECT_EQ(childProcessInfo.Id(),pids.front());
+        pids.pop_front();
     }
 }