diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/rhul/cs/javatester/SubmissionWrapper.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/rhul/cs/javatester/SubmissionWrapper.java
index 05d791c31b72b0a48574bc0a7135fe76a82d3027..f62ad6bb6e8e680126b14d029ac3e4821a648e2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/rhul/cs/javatester/SubmissionWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/rhul/cs/javatester/SubmissionWrapper.java
@@ -553,8 +553,6 @@ public class SubmissionWrapper implements AutoCloseable {
         try {
             process.waitFor(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            // no nothing
-        } finally {
             // make sure it's really shutdown
             process.destroyForcibly();
         }