diff --git a/lib/process/processWrapper.js b/lib/process/processWrapper.js
index 594eaa6fd..c3a22ab7b 100644
--- a/lib/process/processWrapper.js
+++ b/lib/process/processWrapper.js
@@ -22,6 +22,33 @@ class ProcessWrapper {
   constructor(_options) {
     this.interceptLogs();
     this.events = new Events();
+
+    this.pingParent();
+  }
+
+  // Ping parent to see if it is still alive. Otherwise, let's die
+  pingParent() {
+    const self = this;
+    self.retries = 0;
+    function error() {
+      if (self.retries > 2) {
+          self.kill();
+          process.exit();
+      }
+      self.retries++;
+    }
+    setInterval(() => {
+      try {
+        const result = self.send({action: 'ping'});
+        if (!result) {
+          error();
+        } else {
+          self.retries = 0;
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        error();
+      }
+    }, 2000);
   }
 
   interceptLogs() {
@@ -50,6 +77,11 @@ class ProcessWrapper {
   send() {
     process.send(...arguments);
   }
+
+  kill() {
+    // Should be implemented by derived class
+    console.log('Process killed');
+  }
 }
 
 process.on('exit', () => {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4455492fa..b6d4e6376 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@
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       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify-zlib/-/browserify-zlib-0.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Z942RysHXmJrhqk88FmKBVq/v5tqmSkDz7p54G/MGyjMnCFFnC79XWNbg+Vta8W6Wb2qtSZTSxIGkJrRpCFEiA==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-KGlFnZqjviRf6P4sofRuLn9U1z8=",
       "requires": {
         "pako": "1.0.6"
       }
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@
     "domain-browser": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domain-browser/-/domain-browser-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jnjyiM6eRyZl2H+W8Q/zLMA481hzi0eszAaBUzIVnmYVDBbnLxVNnfu1HgEBvCbL+71FrxMl3E6lpKH7Ge3OXA=="
+      "integrity": "sha1-PTH1AZGmdJ3RN1p/Ui6CPULlTto="
     },
     "drbg.js": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -3312,7 +3312,7 @@
     "errno": {
       "version": "0.1.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/errno/-/errno-0.1.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MfrRBDWzIWifgq6tJj60gkAwtLNb6sQPlcFrSOflcP1aFmmruKQ2wRnze/8V6kgyz7H3FF8Npzv78mZ7XLLflg==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-RoTXF3mtOa8Xfj8AeZb3xnyFJhg=",
       "requires": {
         "prr": "1.0.1"
       }
@@ -6577,7 +6577,7 @@
     "json-loader": {
       "version": "0.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-loader/-/json-loader-0.5.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QLPs8Dj7lnf3e3QYS1zkCo+4ZwqOiF9d/nZnYozTISxXWCfNs9yuky5rJw4/W34s7POaNlbZmQGaB5NiXCbP4w=="
+      "integrity": "sha1-3KFKcCNf+C8KyaOr62DTN6NlGF0="
     },
     "json-parse-better-errors": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -8335,7 +8335,7 @@
     "node-libs-browser": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-libs-browser/-/node-libs-browser-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5AzFzdoIMb89hBGMZglEegffzgRg+ZFoUmisQ8HI4j1KDdpx13J0taNp2y9xPbur6W61gepGDDotGBVQ7mfUCg==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-X5QmPUBPbkR2fXJpAf/wVHjWAN8=",
       "requires": {
         "assert": "1.4.1",
         "browserify-zlib": "0.2.0",
@@ -8799,7 +8799,7 @@
     "os-locale": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/os-locale/-/os-locale-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3sslG3zJbEYcaC4YVAvDorjGxc7tv6KVATnLPZONiljsUncvihe9BQoVCEs0RZ1kmf4Hk9OBqlZfJZWI4GanKA==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-QrwpAKa1uL0XN2yOiCtlr8zyS/I=",
       "requires": {
         "execa": "0.7.0",
         "lcid": "1.0.0",
@@ -8896,7 +8896,7 @@
     "pako": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pako/-/pako-1.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lQe48YPsMJAig+yngZ87Lus+NF+3mtu7DVOBu6b/gHO1YpKwIj5AWjZ/TOS7i46HD/UixzWb1zeWDZfGZ3iYcg=="
+      "integrity": "sha1-AQEhG6pwxLykoPY/Igbpe3368lg="
     },
     "parse-asn1": {
       "version": "5.1.0",
@@ -12792,7 +12792,7 @@
     "webpack": {
       "version": "3.11.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack/-/webpack-3.11.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-d9pFGx17SxF62vQaGpO1dC8k2JQ=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3kOFejWqj5ISpJk4Qj/V7w98h9Vl52wak3CLiw/cDOfbVTq7FeoZ0SdoHHY9PYlHr50ZS42OfvzE2vB4nncKQg==",
       "requires": {
         "acorn": "5.5.3",
         "acorn-dynamic-import": "2.0.2",
@@ -13187,7 +13187,7 @@
     "webpack-sources": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-sources/-/webpack-sources-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-aqYp18kPphgoO5c/+NaUvEeACtZjMESmDChuD3NBciVpah3XpMEU9VAAtIaB1BsfJWWTSdv8Vv1m3T0aRk2dUw==",
+      "integrity": "sha1-oQHrrlnWUHNU1x2AE5UKOot6WlQ=",
       "requires": {
         "source-list-map": "2.0.0",
         "source-map": "0.6.1"
@@ -13196,7 +13196,7 @@
         "source-map": {
           "version": "0.6.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g=="
+          "integrity": "sha1-dHIq8y6WFOnCh6jQu95IteLxomM="
         }
       }
     },