diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
index 69fdc146f0..6ee40083bd 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
                 time.sleep(5)
                 try:
                     process.kill()
-                    process.wait()
                 except OSError:
                     logger.debug('OSError when killing process')
                     pass
@@ -271,6 +270,7 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
                             " running time: %d seconds." % (timeout, endtime))
                 logger.debug('Received data from SSH call:\n%s ' % lastline)
                 output += lastline
+                process.wait()
 
         else:
             output_raw = process.communicate()[0]
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
             except TimeoutExpired:
                 try:
                     process.kill()
-                    process.wait()
                 except OSError:
                     logger.debug('OSError')
                     pass
+                process.wait()
 
     options = {
         "stdout": subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
         # whilst running and ensure we don't leave a process behind.
         if process.poll() is None:
             process.kill()
+        if process.returncode == None:
             process.wait()
         logger.debug('Something went wrong, killing SSH process')
         raise