diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh
index 3b7332e..c562bf2 100755
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_failure/nc_failure.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 PID=`echo $PID_INFO | cut -d " " -f2`
 kill -15 $PID
 
-cmd_output=`$(jps|grep $PID) | wc -l`
-while [ "$cmd_output" -ne 0 ]
+cmd_output=$(jps|grep $PID)
+while [ ${#cmd_output} -ne 0 ]
 do
   sleep 1
-  echo "attempt to kill"
   kill -15 $PID
-  cmd_output=$(jps|grep $PID) | wc -l
+  cmd_output=$(jps|grep $PID)
 done