diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelper.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelper.java
index 5ba04cc04c882e290fee05cedc9afed3084158eb..b70e2194515386698810e697b5c84e2ea18fa2e9 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelper.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelper.java
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public final class ProcessExecutionHelper
                 {
                     processWrapper.set(process);
                     final int exitValue = process.waitFor();
-                    if (processWrapper.getAndSet(null) == null)
+                     if (processWrapper.getAndSet(null) == null)
                     {
                         // Value is irrelevant, the ProcessKiller got us.
                         return null;
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ public final class ProcessExecutionHelper
     private ProcessResult getProcessResult(final boolean stopOnInterrupt,
             final Future<ProcessResult> runnerFuture)
     {
+        // when runUnblocking is used it is possible that we are hanging here while other thread
+        // runs the killer. We will get COMPLETE status and null as the ProcessResult. We have to
+        // change that status.
         ExecutionResult<ProcessResult> executionResult = getExecutionResult(runnerFuture);
         if (executionResult.getStatus() != ExecutionStatus.COMPLETE)
         {
@@ -496,7 +499,13 @@ public final class ProcessExecutionHelper
             return result;
         } else
         {
-            return new ProcessResult(commandLine, processNumber, executionResult.getStatus(),
+            ExecutionStatus status = executionResult.getStatus();
+            if (status == ExecutionStatus.COMPLETE)
+            {
+                // see the note above about termination from other thread
+                status = ExecutionStatus.INTERRUPTED;
+            }
+            return new ProcessResult(commandLine, processNumber, status,
                     tryGetStartupFailureMessage(executionResult.tryGetException()),
                     ProcessResult.NO_EXIT_VALUE, null, operationLog, machineLog);
         }
diff --git a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelperTest.java b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelperTest.java
index a81414c86c6d4c38c654a03f84802c718b2da099..aef08e4af7c06e5e6fcd3849d1aa2fcd825dab50 100644
--- a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelperTest.java
+++ b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/process/ProcessExecutionHelperTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.StopException;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogCategory;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogFactory;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogInitializer;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.process.ProcessExecutionHelper.IProcessHandler;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.process.ProcessExecutionHelper.OutputReadingStrategy;
 
 /**
@@ -273,4 +275,32 @@ public class ProcessExecutionHelperTest
                 "some_non_existent_executable") >= 0);
     }
 
+    @Test(groups =
+        { "requires_unix", "slow" })
+    public void testSleepyExecutionWithTermination() throws Exception
+    {
+        final File dummyExec = createSleepingExecutable("sleep.sh", 2 * WATCHDOG_WAIT_MILLIS);
+        final IProcessHandler handler =
+                ProcessExecutionHelper.runUnblocking(Arrays.asList(dummyExec.getAbsolutePath()),
+                        operationLog, machineLog, WATCHDOG_WAIT_MILLIS);
+        final AtomicReference<ProcessResult> result = new AtomicReference<ProcessResult>(null);
+        final Runnable resultGetter = new Runnable()
+            {
+                public void run()
+                {
+                    result.set(handler.getResult());
+                }
+            };
+        new Thread(resultGetter).start();
+        Thread.sleep(WATCHDOG_WAIT_MILLIS / 2);
+        boolean terminated = handler.terminate();
+        assertTrue(terminated);
+        Thread.sleep(WATCHDOG_WAIT_MILLIS / 20);
+        // Now resultGetter should be done with obtaining the result.
+        ProcessResult processResult = result.get();
+        assertTrue(processResult != null);
+        assert processResult != null; // avoid compiler warnings
+        assertFalse(processResult.isOK()); // process terminated unsuccessfully
+        assertTrue(processResult.isInterruped() || processResult.isTerminated());
+    }
 }