diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 151aae7..bdb6f4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@webcontainer/api": "^1.5.3"
+    "@webcontainer/api": "^1.6.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@vitest/browser": "^3.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 268e7ac..38efcbf 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ importers:
   .:
     dependencies:
       '@webcontainer/api':
-        specifier: ^1.5.3
-        version: 1.5.3
+        specifier: ^1.6.1
+        version: 1.6.1
     devDependencies:
       '@blitz/eslint-plugin':
         specifier: ^0.1.4
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yddJj7VyA3kGuAuDU63ZdRBK4D1jwSU+52KwlZtOeqDdT/i6KAwRVYNYMwwmsGuM4GpY3q5h944YylBQNkKkjQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.20.0'}
 
-  '@webcontainer/api@1.5.3':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-f6Oq3ohtSC5RYABhpN8aVOVHpcKvJ1fB1jjuvODTBU5u6BcroYEhphnrywdw8RO+2Vy5ekCdKe5D4dCMdMSrzA==}
+  '@webcontainer/api@1.6.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2RS2KiIw32BY1Icf6M1DvqSmcon9XICZCDgS29QJb2NmF12ZY2V5Ia+949hMKB3Wno+P/Y8W+sPP59PZeXSELg==}
 
   '@zip.js/zip.js@2.7.60':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vA3rLyqdxBrVo1FWSsbyoecaqWTV+vgPRf0QKeM7kVDG0r+lHUqd7zQDv1TO9k4BcAoNzNDSNrrel24Mk6addA==}
@@ -1569,6 +1569,7 @@ packages:
   node-domexception@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/jKZoMpw0F8GRwl4/eLROPA3cfcXtLApP0QzLmUT/HuPCZWyB7IY9ZrMeKw2O/nFIqPQB3PVM9aYm0F312AXDQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10.5.0'}
+    deprecated: Use your platform's native DOMException instead
 
   node-fetch@3.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==}
@@ -2930,7 +2931,7 @@ snapshots:
       - supports-color
     optional: true
 
-  '@webcontainer/api@1.5.3': {}
+  '@webcontainer/api@1.6.1': {}
 
   '@zip.js/zip.js@2.7.60':
     optional: true
diff --git a/src/fixtures/process.ts b/src/fixtures/process.ts
index ede0e09..95274a0 100644
--- a/src/fixtures/process.ts
+++ b/src/fixtures/process.ts
@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ export class ProcessWrap {
   exit = async () => {
     await this._isReady;
 
-    // @ts-ignore -- internal check
-    if (this._webcontainerProcess._process != null) {
-      this._webcontainerProcess.kill();
-    }
-
+    this._webcontainerProcess.kill();
     this._listeners.splice(0);
 
     return this.isDone;
diff --git a/test/run-command.test.ts b/test/run-command.test.ts
index 958df9d..d3de52f 100644
--- a/test/run-command.test.ts
+++ b/test/run-command.test.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import { test } from "../src";
 test("user can run commands inside webcontainer", async ({ webcontainer }) => {
   const output = await webcontainer.runCommand("node", ["--version"]);
 
-  expect(output).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"v20.19.0"`);
+  expect(output).toContain("v20");
 });
 
 test("user can run interactive commands inside webcontainer", async ({
   webcontainer,
 }) => {
   const { exit, waitForText, write } = webcontainer.runCommand("node");
-  await waitForText("Welcome to Node.js v20.19.0");
+  await waitForText("Welcome to Node.js v20");
 
   await write("console.log(20 + 19)\n");
   await waitForText("39");