diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/tc_splash.rb b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/tc_splash.rb
index eb4772e..267c589 100755
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/tc_splash.rb
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/tc_splash.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TC_Splash < Test::Unit::TestCase
         apps = ['fala_wl', 'fala_ft_hello']
         for app in apps
             if system("pgrep #{app}") == true
-                system("kill -9 `pgrep #{app}`")
+                system("kill -15 `pgrep #{app}`")
             end
         end
     end
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TC_Splash < Test::Unit::TestCase
         apps = ['fala_wl', 'fala_ft_hello']
         for app in apps
             if system("pgrep #{app}") == true
-                system("kill -9 `pgrep #{app}`")
+                system("kill -15 `pgrep #{app}`")
             end
         end
         print_debug("Exiting teardown")
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class TC_Splash < Test::Unit::TestCase
         system "invoker --splash #{PortraitImg} --splash-landscape #{LandscapeImg} --type=m #{TestApp} &"
         sleep(2)
         p = get_pid(TestApp)
-        system "kill -9 #{p}"
+        system "kill -15 #{p}"
         sleep(2)
         system "invoker --type=m #{No_Splash_App} &" 
         sleep(2)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class TC_Splash < Test::Unit::TestCase
         verify_equal("Fala_wl", 2, "Wrong Application Name"){prop2.split('"')[1]}
         verify_equal(PortraitImg, 2, "Wrong splash image"){prop3.split('"')[1]}
         verify_equal(LandscapeImg, 2, "Wrong splash image"){prop4.split('"')[1]}
-        system ("kill -9 #{pid}")
+        system ("kill -15 #{pid}")
     end
 
 
diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/ts_prestartapp.rb b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/ts_prestartapp.rb
index 378253b..7c9ed7e 100755
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/ts_prestartapp.rb
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/ts_prestartapp.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TC_PRESTARTLAUNCHTESTS < Test::Unit::TestCase
         #Test that a prestarted application can be launched
 	@appname = 'fala_wl'
 	if system("pgrep #{@appname}") == true
-	    system("kill -9 `pgrep #{@appname}`")
+	    system("kill -15 `pgrep #{@appname}`")
 	end
 	verify_equal(false,2,"Application is Prestarted"){
 		system "pgrep #{@appname}"}
diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py
index 0db7074..1a982bc 100644
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def wait_for_app(app = None, timeout = 5, sleep = 0.5):
     return pid
 
 
-def kill_process(appname=None, apppid=None, signum=9):
+def kill_process(appname=None, apppid=None, signum=15):
     if apppid and appname: 
         return None
     else: