--- a/lib/symphony/tasks/ssh.rb	Fri May 16 08:28:27 2014 -0700
+++ b/lib/symphony/tasks/ssh.rb	Thu May 22 11:38:59 2014 -0700
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@
 		status = nil
 
 	ensure
-		pid, status = Process.waitpid2( pid ) if pid
+		if pid
+			Process.kill( :TERM, pid )
+			pid, status = Process.waitpid2( pid )
+		end
 		return status
 	end