diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fa6791d..733e3ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-test-env
       - run: pnpm build
-      - run: test/test.sh
+      - run: integration-test/test.sh
       - run: pnpm jest
 
   lint:
diff --git a/test/oom/package.json b/integration-test/oom/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/oom/package.json
rename to integration-test/oom/package.json
diff --git a/test/oom/run.ts b/integration-test/oom/run.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/oom/run.ts
rename to integration-test/oom/run.ts
diff --git a/test/oom/test.sh b/integration-test/oom/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/oom/test.sh
rename to integration-test/oom/test.sh
diff --git a/integration-test/parent-crash/package.json b/integration-test/parent-crash/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77088b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/parent-crash/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "parent-crash",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "license": "ISC"
+}
diff --git a/integration-test/parent-crash/run.ts b/integration-test/parent-crash/run.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..054d153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/parent-crash/run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+process.stderr.write("child started\n")
+setInterval(() => {
+  process.stderr.write("child still alive\n")
+}, 200)
diff --git a/integration-test/parent-crash/test.js b/integration-test/parent-crash/test.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11fa627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/parent-crash/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zx
+const assert = require("assert");
+const { exec } = require("child_process");
+
+async function getChildPids(parentPid, callback) {
+  const result = await $`pgrep -P ${parentPid}`;
+  return result.stdout
+    .split("\n")
+    .filter((pid) => pid)
+    .map((pid) => parseInt(pid, 10));
+}
+
+function processIsRunning(pid) {
+  try {
+    process.kill(pid, 0);
+    return true;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+const { setTimeout } = require("timers/promises");
+
+const main = async () => {
+  // launch the wds process
+  const parent = $`${__dirname}/../../pkg/wds.bin.js --watch ${__dirname}/run.ts`.nothrow();
+
+  // wait for the wds process to start
+  await setTimeout(500);
+
+  // get the pid of the child process that the parent wds supervisor will have started
+  const pids = await getChildPids(parent.child.pid);
+  assert(pids.length > 0, "no child pids found for supervisor process");
+
+  // SIGKILL the parent process, as if it OOMed or something like that to simulate a zombie child
+  console.log(`killing parent (${parent.child.pid})`);
+  await parent.kill(9);
+  assert.ok(processIsRunning(pids[0]), "test is broken, child process is not running immediately after parent is dead");
+
+  // ensure the children are dead too after their monitoring delay
+  await setTimeout(3000);
+
+  for (const pid of pids) {
+    assert.ok(!processIsRunning(pid), `child process ${pid} is still running after parent has been killed`);
+  }
+
+  await parent;
+};
+
+void main();
diff --git a/test/reload/package.json b/integration-test/reload/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/reload/package.json
rename to integration-test/reload/package.json
diff --git a/integration-test/reload/run-scratch.ts b/integration-test/reload/run-scratch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9a6b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/reload/run-scratch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const http = require("http");
+
+const requestListener = function (req, res) {
+  res.writeHead(200);
+  res.end("Hey, Pluto!");
+};
+
+const server = http.createServer(requestListener);
+server.listen(8080);
+console.warn("Listening on 8080");
diff --git a/test/reload/run.ts b/integration-test/reload/run.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/reload/run.ts
rename to integration-test/reload/run.ts
diff --git a/test/reload/test.sh b/integration-test/reload/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/reload/test.sh
rename to integration-test/reload/test.sh
diff --git a/test/server/package.json b/integration-test/server/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/server/package.json
rename to integration-test/server/package.json
diff --git a/test/server/run.ts b/integration-test/server/run.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/server/run.ts
rename to integration-test/server/run.ts
diff --git a/test/server/test.sh b/integration-test/server/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/server/test.sh
rename to integration-test/server/test.sh
diff --git a/test/simple/package.json b/integration-test/simple/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/simple/package.json
rename to integration-test/simple/package.json
diff --git a/test/simple/run.ts b/integration-test/simple/run.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/simple/run.ts
rename to integration-test/simple/run.ts
diff --git a/test/simple/test.sh b/integration-test/simple/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/simple/test.sh
rename to integration-test/simple/test.sh
diff --git a/test/simple/utils.ts b/integration-test/simple/utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/simple/utils.ts
rename to integration-test/simple/utils.ts
diff --git a/test/sourcemap/package.json b/integration-test/sourcemap/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sourcemap/package.json
rename to integration-test/sourcemap/package.json
diff --git a/test/sourcemap/run.ts b/integration-test/sourcemap/run.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sourcemap/run.ts
rename to integration-test/sourcemap/run.ts
diff --git a/test/sourcemap/test.sh b/integration-test/sourcemap/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sourcemap/test.sh
rename to integration-test/sourcemap/test.sh
diff --git a/test/sourcemap/utils.ts b/integration-test/sourcemap/utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sourcemap/utils.ts
rename to integration-test/sourcemap/utils.ts
diff --git a/test/test.sh b/integration-test/test.sh
similarity index 79%
rename from test/test.sh
rename to integration-test/test.sh
index e81939e..1449895 100755
--- a/test/test.sh
+++ b/integration-test/test.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ echo
 echo "::group::Reload test ${args}"
 bash $DIR/reload/test.sh $args
 echo "::endgroup::"
+echo
+
+echo "::group::ParentCrash test ${args}"
+node_modules/.bin/zx $DIR/parent-crash/test.js $args
+echo "::endgroup::"
 echo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1a167f..be7ee35 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
     "gitpkg": "^1.0.0-beta.2",
     "jest": "^27.4.7",
     "prettier": "^2.8.8",
-    "typescript": "^5.1.3"
+    "typescript": "^5.1.3",
+    "zx": "^7.2.3"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@8.12.1+sha256.28ca61ece5a496148b73fabc9afb820f9c3fec4f55f04ce45a2cea0a5219f2e1"
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 17e085e..3a6b10b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ devDependencies:
   typescript:
     specifier: ^5.1.3
     version: 5.1.3
+  zx:
+    specifier: ^7.2.3
+    version: 7.2.3
 
 packages:
 
@@ -959,6 +962,13 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lGuMq71TL466jtCpvh7orGd+mrdBmo2h8ozvtOOTbq3ByfWpuN+UVxv4sOv3YpsD4NhW2k6ESGhnT/FIg4Ouzw==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/fs-extra@11.0.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yTbItCNreRooED33qjunPthRcSjERP1r4MqCZc7wv0u2sUkzTFp45tgUfS5+r7FrZPdmCCNflLhVSP/o+SemsQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/jsonfile': 6.1.4
+      '@types/node': 18.19.15
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/glob@7.1.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-w+LsMxKyYQm347Otw+IfBXOv9UWVjpHpCDdbBMt8Kz/xbvCYNjP+0qPh91Km3iKfSRLBB0P7fAMf0KHrPu+MyA==}
     dependencies:
@@ -1003,6 +1013,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dRLjCWHYg4oaA77cxO64oO+7JwCwnIzkZPdrrC71jQmQtlhM556pwKo5bUzqvZndkVbeFLIIi+9TC40JNF5hNQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/jsonfile@6.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-D5qGUYwjvnNNextdU59/+fI+spnwtTFmyQP0h+PfIOSkNfpU6AOICUOkm4i0OnSk+NyjdPJrxCDro0sJsWlRpQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 18.19.15
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/lodash@4.14.194:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-r22s9tAS7imvBt2lyHC9B8AGwWnXaYb1tY09oyLkXDs4vArpYJzw09nj8MLx5VfciBPGIb+ZwG0ssYnEPJxn/g==}
     dev: true
@@ -1011,14 +1027,28 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Klz949h02Gz2uZCMGwDUSDS1YBlTdDDgbWHi+81l29tQALUtvz4rAYi5uoVhE5Lagoq6DeqAUlbrHvW/mXDgdQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/minimist@1.2.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hov8bUuiLiyFPGyFPE1lwWhmzYbirOXQNNo40+y3zow8aFVTeyn3VWL0VFFfdNddA8S4Vf0Tc062rzyNr7Paag==}
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/node@18.11.9:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CRpX21/kGdzjOpFsZSkcrXMGIBWMGNIHXXBVFSH+ggkftxg+XYP20TESbh+zFvFj3EQOl5byk0HTRn1IL6hbqg==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/node@18.19.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AMZ2UWx+woHNfM11PyAEQmfSxi05jm9OlkxczuHeEqmvwPkYj6MWv44gbzDPefYOLysTOFyI3ziiy2ONmUZfpA==}
+    dependencies:
+      undici-types: 5.26.5
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/prettier@2.7.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+68kP9yzs4LMp7VNh8gdzMSPZFL44MLGqiHWvttYJe+6qnuVr4Ek9wSBQoveqY/r+LwjCcU29kNVkidwim+kYA==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/ps-tree@1.1.6:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PtrlVaOaI44/3pl3cvnlK+GxOM3re2526TJvPvh7W+keHIXdV4TE0ylpPBAcvFQCbGitaTXwL9u+RF7qtVeazQ==}
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/semver@7.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-G8hZ6XJiHnuhQKR7ZmysCeJWE08o8T0AXtk5darsCaTVsYZhhgUrq53jizaR2FvsoeCwJhlmwTjkXBY5Pn/ZHw==}
     dev: true
@@ -1027,6 +1057,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Hl219/BT5fLAaz6NDkSuhzasy49dwQS/DSdu4MdggFB8zcXv7vflBI3xp7FEmkmdDkBUI2bPUNeMttp2knYdxw==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/which@3.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2C1+XoY0huExTbs8MQv1DuS5FS86+SEjdM9F/+GS61gg5Hqbtj8ZiDSx8MfWcyei907fIPbfPGCOrNUTnVHY1g==}
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/yargs-parser@20.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-37RSHht+gzzgYeobbG+KWryeAW8J33Nhr69cjTqSYymXVZEN9NbRYWoYlRtDhHKPVT1FyNKwaTPC1NynKZpzRA==}
     dev: true
@@ -1554,6 +1588,11 @@ packages:
       supports-color: 7.2.0
     dev: true
 
+  /chalk@5.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dLitG79d+GV1Nb/VYcCDFivJeK1hiukt9QjRNVOsUtTy1rR1YJsmpGGTZ3qJos+uw7WmWF4wUwBd9jxjocFC2w==}
+    engines: {node: ^12.17.0 || ^14.13 || >=16.0.0}
+    dev: true
+
   /char-regex@1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-kWWXztvZ5SBQV+eRgKFeh8q5sLuZY2+8WUIzlxWVTg+oGwY14qylx1KbKzHd8P6ZYkAg0xyIDU9JMHhyJMZ1jw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -1696,6 +1735,11 @@ packages:
       cssom: 0.3.8
     dev: true
 
+  /data-uri-to-buffer@4.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0R9ikRb668HB7QDxT1vkpuUBtqc53YyAwMwGeUFKRojY/NWKvdZ+9UYtRfGmhqNbRkTSVpMbmyhXipFFv2cb/A==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 12'}
+    dev: true
+
   /data-urls@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-X5eWTSXO/BJmpdIKCRuKUgSCgAN0OwliVK3yPKbwIWU1Tdw5BRajxlzMidvh+gwko9AfQ9zIj52pzF91Q3YAvQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -1827,6 +1871,10 @@ packages:
       webidl-conversions: 5.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /duplexer@0.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jtD6YG370ZCIi/9GTaJKQxWTZD045+4R4hTk/x1UyoqadyJ9x9CgSi1RlVDQF8U2sxLLSnFkCaMihqljHIWgMg==}
+    dev: true
+
   /electron-to-chromium@1.4.508:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FFa8QKjQK/A5QuFr2167myhMesGrhlOBD+3cYNxO9/S4XzHEXesyTD/1/xF644gC8buFPz3ca6G1LOQD0tZrrg==}
     dev: true
@@ -2270,6 +2318,18 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
     dev: true
 
+  /event-stream@3.3.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-QHpkERcGsR0T7Qm3HNJSyXKEEj8AHNxkY3PK8TS2KJvQ7NiSHe3DDpwVKKtoYprL/AreyzFBeIkBIWChAqn60g==}
+    dependencies:
+      duplexer: 0.1.2
+      from: 0.1.7
+      map-stream: 0.1.0
+      pause-stream: 0.0.11
+      split: 0.3.3
+      stream-combiner: 0.0.4
+      through: 2.3.8
+    dev: true
+
   /execa@4.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-j5W0//W7f8UxAn8hXVnwG8tLwdiUy4FJLcSupCg6maBYZDpyBvTApK7KyuI4bKj8KOh1r2YH+6ucuYtJv1bTZA==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -2329,6 +2389,17 @@ packages:
       merge2: 1.4.1
       micromatch: 4.0.4
 
+  /fast-glob@3.3.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oX2ruAFQwf/Orj8m737Y5adxDQO0LAB7/S5MnxCdTNDd4p6BsyIVsv9JQsATbTSq8KHRpLwIHbVlUNatxd+1Ow==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8.6.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      '@nodelib/fs.stat': 2.0.5
+      '@nodelib/fs.walk': 1.2.8
+      glob-parent: 5.1.2
+      merge2: 1.4.1
+      micromatch: 4.0.4
+    dev: true
+
   /fast-json-stable-stringify@2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lhd/wF+Lk98HZoTCtlVraHtfh5XYijIjalXck7saUtuanSDyLMxnHhSXEDJqHxD7msR8D0uCmqlkwjCV8xvwHw==}
     dev: true
@@ -2348,6 +2419,14 @@ packages:
       bser: 2.1.1
     dev: true
 
+  /fetch-blob@3.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7yAQpD2UMJzLi1Dqv7qFYnPbaPx7ZfFK6PiIxQ4PfkGPyNyl2Ugx+a/umUonmKqjhM4DnfbMvdX6otXq83soQQ==}
+    engines: {node: ^12.20 || >= 14.13}
+    dependencies:
+      node-domexception: 1.0.0
+      web-streams-polyfill: 3.3.2
+    dev: true
+
   /file-entry-cache@6.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7Gps/XWymbLk2QLYK4NzpMOrYjMhdIxXuIvy2QBsLE6ljuodKvdkWs/cpyJJ3CVIVpH0Oi1Hvg1ovbMzLdFBBg==}
     engines: {node: ^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0}
@@ -2413,10 +2492,30 @@ packages:
       mime-types: 2.1.35
     dev: true
 
+  /formdata-polyfill@4.0.10:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-buewHzMvYL29jdeQTVILecSaZKnt/RJWjoZCF5OW60Z67/GmSLBkOFM7qh1PI3zFNtJbaZL5eQu1vLfazOwj4g==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.20.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      fetch-blob: 3.2.0
+    dev: true
+
+  /from@0.1.7:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-twe20eF1OxVxp/ML/kq2p1uc6KvFK/+vs8WjEbeKmV2He22MKm7YF2ANIt+EOqhJ5L3K/SuuPhk0hWQDjOM23g==}
+    dev: true
+
   /fs-constants@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y6OAwoSIf7FyjMIv94u+b5rdheZEjzR63GTyZJm5qh4Bi+2YgwLCcI/fPFZkL5PSixOt6ZNKm+w+Hfp/Bciwow==}
     dev: true
 
+  /fs-extra@11.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PmDi3uwK5nFuXh7XDTlVnS17xJS7vW36is2+w3xcv8SVxiB4NyATf4ctkVY5bkSjX0Y4nbvZCq1/EjtEyr9ktw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14.14'}
+    dependencies:
+      graceful-fs: 4.2.9
+      jsonfile: 6.1.0
+      universalify: 2.0.1
+    dev: true
+
   /fs.realpath@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw==}
     dev: true
@@ -2446,6 +2545,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xckBUXyTIqT97tq2x2AMb+g163b5JFysYk0x4qxNFwbfQkmNZoiRHb6sPzI9/QV33WeuvVYBUIiD4NzNIyqaRQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /fx@31.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OoeYSPKqNKmfnH4s+rGYI0c8OZmqqOOXsUtqy0YyHqQQoQSDiDs3m3M9uXKx5OQR+jDx7/FhYqpO3kl/As/xgg==}
+    hasBin: true
+    dev: true
+
   /gensync@1.0.0-beta.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3hN7NaskYvMDLQY55gnW3NQ+mesEAepTqlg+VEbj7zzqEMBVNhzcGYYeqFo/TlYz6eQiFcp1HcsCZO+nGgS8zg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
@@ -2588,6 +2692,17 @@ packages:
       merge2: 1.4.1
       slash: 3.0.0
 
+  /globby@13.2.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Y1zNGV+pzQdh7H39l9zgB4PJqjRNqydvdYCDG4HFXM4XuvSaQQlEc91IU1yALL8gUTDomgBAfz3XJdmUS+oo0w==}
+    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
+    dependencies:
+      dir-glob: 3.0.1
+      fast-glob: 3.3.2
+      ignore: 5.3.1
+      merge2: 1.4.1
+      slash: 4.0.0
+    dev: true
+
   /globby@7.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yANWAN2DUcBtuus5Cpd+SKROzXHs2iVXFZt/Ykrfz6SAXqacLX25NZpltE+39ceMexYF4TtEadjuSTw8+3wX4g==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
@@ -2719,6 +2834,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CmxgYGiEPCLhfLnpPp1MoRmifwEIOgjcHXxOBjv7mY96c+eWScsOP9c112ZyLdWHi0FxHjI+4uVhKYp/gcdRmQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4'}
 
+  /ignore@5.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5Fytz/IraMjqpwfd34ke28PTVMjZjJG2MPn5t7OE4eUCUNf8BAa7b5WUS9/Qvr6mwOQS7Mk6vdsMno5he+T8Xw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 4'}
+    dev: true
+
   /import-fresh@3.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-veYYhQa+D1QBKznvhUHxb8faxlrwUnxseDAbAp457E0wLNio2bOSKnjYDhMj+YiAq61xrMGhQk9iXVk5FzgQMw==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -3547,6 +3667,14 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gfFQZrcTc8CnKXp6Y4/CBT3fTc0OVuDofpre4aEeEpSBPV5X5v4+Vmx+8snU7RLPrNHPKSgLxGo9YuQzz20o+w==}
     dev: true
 
+  /jsonfile@6.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      universalify: 2.0.1
+    optionalDependencies:
+      graceful-fs: 4.2.9
+    dev: true
+
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     engines: {node: '>=4.0'}
@@ -3654,6 +3782,10 @@ packages:
       tmpl: 1.0.5
     dev: true
 
+  /map-stream@0.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-CkYQrPYZfWnu/DAmVCpTSX/xHpKZ80eKh2lAkyA6AJTef6bW+6JpbQZN5rofum7da+SyN1bi5ctTm+lTfcCW3g==}
+    dev: true
+
   /merge-stream@2.0.0:
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     dev: true
@@ -3720,6 +3852,20 @@ packages:
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     dev: true
 
+  /node-domexception@1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/jKZoMpw0F8GRwl4/eLROPA3cfcXtLApP0QzLmUT/HuPCZWyB7IY9ZrMeKw2O/nFIqPQB3PVM9aYm0F312AXDQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10.5.0'}
+    dev: true
+
+  /node-fetch@3.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cRVc/kyto/7E5shrWca1Wsea4y6tL9iYJE5FBCius3JQfb/4P4I295PfhgbJQBLTx6lATE4z+wK0rPM4VS2uow==}
+    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
+    dependencies:
+      data-uri-to-buffer: 4.0.1
+      fetch-blob: 3.2.0
+      formdata-polyfill: 4.0.10
+    dev: true
+
   /node-int64@0.4.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-O5lz91xSOeoXP6DulyHfllpq+Eg00MWitZIbtPfoSEvqIHdl5gfcY6hYzDWnj0qD5tz52PI08u9qUvSVeUBeHw==}
     dev: true
@@ -3936,6 +4082,12 @@ packages:
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     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  /pause-stream@0.0.11:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-e3FBlXLmN/D1S+zHzanP4E/4Z60oFAa3O051qt1pxa7DEJWKAyil6upYVXCWadEnuoqa4Pkc9oUx9zsxYeRv8A==}
+    dependencies:
+      through: 2.3.8
+    dev: true
+
   /picocolors@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1fygroTLlHu66zi26VoTDv8yRgm0Fccecssto+MhsZ0D/DGW2sm8E8AjW7NU5VVTRt5GxbeZ5qBuJr+HyLYkjQ==}
     dev: true
@@ -4021,6 +4173,14 @@ packages:
       react-is: 16.13.1
     dev: true
 
+  /ps-tree@1.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0VnamPPYHl4uaU/nSFeZZpR21QAWRz+sRv4iW9+v/GS/J5U5iZB5BNN6J0RMoOvdx2gWM2+ZFMIm58q24e4UYA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 0.10'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      event-stream: 3.3.4
+    dev: true
+
   /psl@1.9.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-E/ZsdU4HLs/68gYzgGTkMicWTLPdAftJLfJFlLUAAKZGkStNU72sZjT66SnMDVOfOWY/YAoiD7Jxa9iHvngcag==}
     dev: true
@@ -4243,6 +4403,11 @@ packages:
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     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  /slash@4.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3dOsAHXXUkQTpOYcoAxLIorMTp4gIQr5IW3iVb7A7lFIp0VHhnynm9izx6TssdrIcVIESAlVjtnO2K8bg+Coew==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dev: true
+
   /source-map-support@0.5.21:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uBHU3L3czsIyYXKX88fdrGovxdSCoTGDRZ6SYXtSRxLZUzHg5P/66Ht6uoUlHu9EZod+inXhKo3qQgwXUT/y1w==}
     dependencies:
@@ -4275,6 +4440,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-U+MTEOO0AiDzxwFvoa4JVnMV6mZlJKk2sBLt90s7G0Gd0Mlknc7kxEn3nuDPNZRta7O2uy8oLcZLVT+4sqNZHQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /split@0.3.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wD2AeVmxXRBoX44wAycgjVpMhvbwdI2aZjCkvfNcH1YqHQvJVa1duWc73OyVGJUc05fhFaTZeQ/PYsrmyH0JVA==}
+    dependencies:
+      through: 2.3.8
+    dev: true
+
   /sprintf-js@1.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-D9cPgkvLlV3t3IzL0D0YLvGA9Ahk4PcvVwUbN0dSGr1aP0Nrt4AEnTUbuGvquEC0mA64Gqt1fzirlRs5ibXx8g==}
     dev: true
@@ -4286,6 +4457,12 @@ packages:
       escape-string-regexp: 2.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /stream-combiner@0.0.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rT00SPnTVyRsaSz5zgSPma/aHSOic5U1prhYdRy5HS2kTZviFpmDgzilbtsJsxiroqACmayynDN/9VzIbX5DOw==}
+    dependencies:
+      duplexer: 0.1.2
+    dev: true
+
   /string-length@4.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+l6rNN5fYHNhZZy41RXsYptCjA2Igmq4EG7kZAYFQI1E1VTXarr6ZPXBg6eq7Y6eK4FEhY6AJlyuFIb/v/S0VQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -4455,6 +4632,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WKexMoJj3vEuK0yFEapj8y64V0A6xcuPuK9Gt1d0R+dzCSJc0lHqQytAbSB4cDAK0dWh4T0E2ETkoLE2WZ41OQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /through@2.3.8:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-w89qg7PI8wAdvX60bMDP+bFoD5Dvhm9oLheFp5O4a2QF0cSBGsBX4qZmadPMvVqlLJBBci+WqGGOAPvcDeNSVg==}
+    dev: true
+
   /tmpl@1.0.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3f0uOEAQwIqGuWW2MVzYg8fV/QNnc/IpuJNG837rLuczAaLVHslWHZQj4IGiEl5Hs3kkbhwL9Ab7Hrsmuj+Smw==}
     dev: true
@@ -4561,11 +4742,20 @@ packages:
       which-boxed-primitive: 1.0.2
     dev: true
 
+  /undici-types@5.26.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==}
+    dev: true
+
   /universalify@0.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CJ1QgKmNg3CwvAv/kOFmtnEN05f0D/cn9QntgNOQlQF9dgvVTHj3t+8JPdjqawCHk7V/KA+fbUqzZ9XWhcqPUg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4.0.0'}
     dev: true
 
+  /universalify@2.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gptHNQghINnc/vTGIk0SOFGFNXw7JVrlRUtConJRlvaw6DuX0wO5Jeko9sWrMBhh+PsYAZ7oXAiOnf/UKogyiw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10.0.0'}
+    dev: true
+
   /update-browserslist-db@1.0.11(browserslist@4.21.10):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dCwEFf0/oT85M1fHBg4F0jtLwJrutGoHSQXCh7u4o2t1drG+c0a9Flnqww6XUKSfQMPpJBRjU8d4RXB09qtvaA==}
     hasBin: true
@@ -4629,6 +4819,11 @@ packages:
       defaults: 1.0.3
     dev: true
 
+  /web-streams-polyfill@3.3.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3pRGuxRF5gpuZc0W+EpwQRmCD7gRqcDOMt688KmdlDAgAyaB1XlN0zq2njfDNm44XVdIouE7pZ6GzbdyH47uIQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 8'}
+    dev: true
+
   /webidl-conversions@5.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-VlZwKPCkYKxQgeSbH5EyngOmRp7Ww7I9rQLERETtf5ofd9pGeswWiOtogpEO850jziPRarreGxn5QIiTqpb2wA==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -4639,6 +4834,11 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10.4'}
     dev: true
 
+  /webpod@0.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cSwwQIeg8v4i3p4ajHhwgR7N6VyxAf+KYSSsY6Pd3aETE+xEU4vbitz7qQkB0I321xnhDdgtxuiSfk5r/FVtjg==}
+    hasBin: true
+    dev: true
+
   /whatwg-encoding@1.0.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-b5lim54JOPN9HtzvK9HFXvBma/rnfFeqsic0hSpjtDbVxR3dJKLc+KB4V6GgiGOvl7CY/KNh8rxSo9DKQrnUEw==}
     dependencies:
@@ -4692,6 +4892,14 @@ packages:
       isexe: 2.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /which@3.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XA1b62dzQzLfaEOSQFTCOd5KFf/1VSzZo7/7TUjnya6u0vGGKzU96UQBZTAThCb2j4/xjBAyii1OhRLJEivHvg==}
+    engines: {node: ^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      isexe: 2.0.0
+    dev: true
+
   /word-wrap@1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Hz/mrNwitNRh/HUAtM/VT/5VH+ygD6DV7mYKZAtHOrbs8U7lvPS6xf7EJKMF0uW1KJCl0H701g3ZGus+muE5vQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -4764,6 +4972,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==}
     dev: true
 
+  /yaml@2.3.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8aAvwVUSHpfEqTQ4w/KMlf3HcRdt50E5ODIQJBw1fQ5RL34xabzxtUlzTXVqc4rkZsPbvrXKWnABCD7kWSmocA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 14'}
+    dev: true
+
   /yargs-parser@18.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-o50j0JeToy/4K6OZcaQmW6lyXXKhq7csREXcDwk2omFPJEwUNOVtJKvmDr9EI1fAJZUyZcRF7kxGBWmRXudrCQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -4808,3 +5021,25 @@ packages:
   /yocto-queue@0.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
+
+  /zx@7.2.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-QODu38nLlYXg/B/Gw7ZKiZrvPkEsjPN3LQ5JFXM7h0JvwhEdPNNl+4Ao1y4+o3CLNiDUNcwzQYZ4/Ko7kKzCMA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 16.0.0'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/fs-extra': 11.0.4
+      '@types/minimist': 1.2.5
+      '@types/node': 18.19.15
+      '@types/ps-tree': 1.1.6
+      '@types/which': 3.0.3
+      chalk: 5.3.0
+      fs-extra: 11.2.0
+      fx: 31.0.0
+      globby: 13.2.2
+      minimist: 1.2.8
+      node-fetch: 3.3.1
+      ps-tree: 1.2.0
+      webpod: 0.0.2
+      which: 3.0.1
+      yaml: 2.3.4
+    dev: true
diff --git a/src/child-process-registration.ts b/src/child-process-registration.ts
index caa14f7..8de91e8 100644
--- a/src/child-process-registration.ts
+++ b/src/child-process-registration.ts
@@ -79,4 +79,20 @@ if (!workerData || !(workerData as SyncWorkerData).isWDSSyncWorker) {
       }
     };
   }
+
+  // monitor the parent process' health, if it dies, kill ourselves so we don't end up a zombie
+  const monitor = setInterval(() => {
+    try {
+      process.kill(process.ppid, 0);
+      // No error means the process exists
+    } catch (e) {
+      // An error means the process does not exist
+      log.error("wds parent process crashed, killing child");
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }, 1000);
+  monitor.unref();
+  process.on("beforeExit", () => {
+    clearInterval(monitor);
+  });
 }