diff --git a/lib/tools/video-commands.js b/lib/tools/video-commands.js
index 1a8064b..37b71fa 100644
--- a/lib/tools/video-commands.js
+++ b/lib/tools/video-commands.js
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ videoCommands.startVideoStream = async function startVideoStream (opts) {
       timeoutMs,
       `The IDB video streamer has failed to start streaming after ${timeoutMs}ms timeout`
     );
+  } catch (e) {
+    videoStreamProcess.kill();
+    throw e;
   } finally {
     videoStreamProcess.stderr.removeAllListeners('data');
     videoStreamProcess.stdout.removeAllListeners('data');