diff --git a/catfish/utils/processes.py b/catfish/utils/processes.py
index 6822dc4..a1382a9 100644
--- a/catfish/utils/processes.py
+++ b/catfish/utils/processes.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from typing import List
 
 import psutil
 
+CURRENT_PROCESS = psutil.Process()
+
 
 def terminate_processes(procs: List[psutil.Process], timeout=3):
     # https://psutil.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#terminate-my-children
@@ -14,3 +16,11 @@ def terminate_processes(procs: List[psutil.Process], timeout=3):
         for p in alive:
             p.kill()
         gone, alive = psutil.wait_procs(alive, timeout=timeout)
+        return alive
+
+
+def get_root_process() -> psutil.Process:
+    proc = CURRENT_PROCESS
+    while proc.parent():
+        proc = proc.parent()
+    return proc
diff --git a/catfish/worker/router.py b/catfish/worker/router.py
index 6d35000..92d15da 100644
--- a/catfish/worker/router.py
+++ b/catfish/worker/router.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ from aiohttp import web
 async def handle_request(request):
     return web.json_response({})
 
+
 def get_server():
     return web.Server(handle_request)
 
+
 async def run_server(loop, port):
     click.echo("Starting server...")
     aiohttp_server = get_server()
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 34f552c..27db563 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from aiohttp.test_utils import unused_port
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 from catfish.__main__ import cli
 from catfish import worker
+from catfish.utils.processes import terminate_processes, CURRENT_PROCESS
 import functools
 from multiprocessing import Process
 
@@ -16,13 +17,16 @@ class BaseTestCase(AsyncTestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         worker.stop_worker()
+        terminate_processes(CURRENT_PROCESS.children(recursive=True))
 
 
 class BaseWorkerTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         self.unused_port = unused_port()
-        self.router_process = Process(target=worker.run, args=(self.unused_port,), daemon=True)
+        self.router_process = Process(
+            target=worker.run, args=(self.unused_port,), daemon=True
+        )
         self.router_process.start()
 
     def tearDown(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_utils/test_processes.py b/tests/test_utils/test_processes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2685780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_utils/test_processes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+import psutil
+
+from catfish.utils import processes
+from tests import BaseTestCase
+
+
+class RootProcessTestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_root_processes(self):
+        root_process = processes.get_root_process()
+        self.assertIsNone(root_process.parent())
+        all_children = [proc.pid for proc in root_process.children(recursive=True)]
+        self.assertIn(os.getpid(), all_children)
+
+    def test_current_process(self):
+        self.assertEqual(processes.CURRENT_PROCESS.pid, os.getpid())
+
+
+class TerminateProcessesTestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_kills_lots_of_processes(self):
+        created_processes = []
+        for _ in range(10):
+            created_processes.append(subprocess.Popen("yes", stdout=subprocess.PIPE))
+
+        for proc in created_processes:
+            self.assertIsNone(proc.poll())
+
+        still_alive = processes.terminate_processes(
+            [psutil.Process(proc.pid) for proc in created_processes]
+        )
+        self.assertIsNone(still_alive)
+        for proc in created_processes:
+            self.assertEqual(proc.poll(), 0)