diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 718fe71..bd32015 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 *.tgz
 *.log
 /out/
+/src/*.js
diff --git a/out/cmake.js b/out/cmake.js
index d069f89..5df245b 100644
--- a/out/cmake.js
+++ b/out/cmake.js
@@ -49,9 +49,16 @@ class CMakeTests {
                 child.stdout.on("data", (chunk) => {
                     output += chunk.toString();
                 });
-                child.on("exit", (code) => {
+                child.on("close", (code) => {
                     if (code === 0) {
-                        resolve(this.ctestJsonToList(output));
+                        if (output.length == 0) {
+                            console.error("ctestJsonToList: Empty json output. Command was ctest --show-only=json-v1 , in " +
+                                this.buildDirPath);
+                            reject(new Error("Failed to get ctest JSON output"));
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            resolve(this.ctestJsonToList(output));
+                        }
                     }
                     else {
                         reject(new Error("Failed to run ctest"));
diff --git a/src/cmake.ts b/src/cmake.ts
index 81f068e..895c0b3 100644
--- a/src/cmake.ts
+++ b/src/cmake.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,17 @@ export class CMakeTests {
         output += chunk.toString();
       });
 
-      child.on("exit", (code) => {
+      child.on("close", (code) => {
         if (code === 0) {
-          resolve(this.ctestJsonToList(output));
+          if (output.length == 0) {
+            console.error(
+              "ctestJsonToList: Empty json output. Command was ctest --show-only=json-v1 , in " +
+                this.buildDirPath,
+            );
+            reject(new Error("Failed to get ctest JSON output"));
+          } else {
+            resolve(this.ctestJsonToList(output));
+          }
         } else {
           reject(new Error("Failed to run ctest"));
         }