diff --git a/testsuite/features/step_definitions/command_steps.rb b/testsuite/features/step_definitions/command_steps.rb
index 9f395dc2cbb..56df3971fe2 100644
--- a/testsuite/features/step_definitions/command_steps.rb
+++ b/testsuite/features/step_definitions/command_steps.rb
@@ -579,16 +579,16 @@
   end
   server.run('chmod +x /etc/ipmi/fake_ipmi_host.sh', verbose: true, check_errors: true)
   # Check if ipmi_sim is already running
-  if server.run('pgrep -f ipmi_sim', verbose: false, check_errors: false).empty?
+  if server.run('pgrep -f ipmi_sim', verbose: false, check_errors: false)[1] != 0
     server.run('ipmi_sim -n < /dev/null > /dev/null &', verbose: true, check_errors: true)
   else
-    puts 'ipmi_sim is already running; skipping startup.'
+    log 'ipmi_sim is already running; skipping startup.'
   end
 end
 
 When(/^the server stops mocking an IPMI host$/) do
   get_target('server').run('pkill ipmi_sim')
-  get_target('server').run('pkill --full fake_ipmi_host.sh || :')
+  get_target('server').run('pkill --full fake_ipmi_host.sh', verbose: false, check_errors: false)
 end
 
 When(/^the controller starts mocking a Redfish host$/) do