1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/jstests/libs/ssl_test.js b/jstests/libs/ssl_test.js
index 11874ebc01e..1d3c2b06fe0 100644
--- a/jstests/libs/ssl_test.js
+++ b/jstests/libs/ssl_test.js
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ SSLTest.prototype.connectWorked = function() {
     var serverPID = _startMongoProgram.apply(null, serverArgv);
     try {
         assert.soon(function() {
-            return checkProgram(serverPID) && (0 === _runMongoProgram.apply(null, clientArgv));
+            return checkProgram(serverPID).alive &&
+                (0 === _runMongoProgram.apply(null, clientArgv));
         }, "connect failed", connectTimeoutMillis);
     } catch (ex) {
         return false;