diff --git a/src/gui/unit_tests/unit_tests.sh b/src/gui/unit_tests/unit_tests.sh
index 176987c44..5aa14eb16 100755
--- a/src/gui/unit_tests/unit_tests.sh
+++ b/src/gui/unit_tests/unit_tests.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for directory in `find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -regex '\./[A-Za-z0-9\-\_]*'`
 do
     cd $directory
     [ ! -e Makefile ] && qmake -spec $QMAKESPEC
-    $commands || exit 1
+    $commands || { kill $PID; exit 1; }
     cd -
 done