diff --git a/fsl_course/fdt1/test_topup_eddy.sh b/fsl_course/fdt1/test_topup_eddy.sh
index 448b656d097c9464fe7ab25fb06157670a9a1aa3..414d491f42816afb595ae9087ace28a54851627d 100755
--- a/fsl_course/fdt1/test_topup_eddy.sh
+++ b/fsl_course/fdt1/test_topup_eddy.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # Tests topup, eddy, and gps.
 
 set -e
+# -m needed for correct jobs control
+set -m 
 set -x
 
 outdir=$1
@@ -40,15 +42,18 @@ if which eddy_openmp &> /dev/null; then
       --index=$subdatadir/index.txt --acqp=$subdatadir/acqparams.txt \
       --bvecs=$subdatadir/bvecs --bvals=$subdatadir/bvals \
       --fwhm=0 --topup=$outdir/topup_AP_PA_b0 --flm=quadratic \
-      --out=$outdir/eddy_unwarped_images & sleep 10; kill -s TERM $!
+      --out=$outdir/eddy_unwarped_images & 
 elif which eddy &> /dev/null; then
     eddy --imain=$subdatadir/dwidata --mask=$outdir/hifi_nodif_brain_mask \
       --index=$subdatadir/index.txt --acqp=$subdatadir/acqparams.txt \
       --bvecs=$subdatadir/bvecs --bvals=$subdatadir/bvals \
       --fwhm=0 --topup=$outdir/topup_AP_PA_b0 --flm=quadratic \
-      --out=$outdir/eddy_unwarped_image & sleep 10; kill -s TERM $!
+      --out=$outdir/eddy_unwarped_images &
 fi
 
+sleep 10
+kill %1
+
 cp $subdatadir/pre_baked/eddy_unwarped_images* $outdir
 
 # Finally, test the gps command, for generating bvecs