diff --git a/test/component_failures_test.py b/test/component_failures_test.py
index 4231be80b..fc383af1e 100644
--- a/test/component_failures_test.py
+++ b/test/component_failures_test.py
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ class ComponentFailureTest(unittest.TestCase):
       if check_component_alive:
         self.assertTrue(component.poll() is None)
       else:
+        print("waiting for " + component_type + " with PID " +
+              str(component.pid) + "to terminate")
+        component.wait()
+        print("done waiting for " + component_type + " with PID " +
+              str(component.pid) + "to terminate")
         self.assertTrue(not component.poll() is None)
 
   def testLocalSchedulerFailed(self):