diff --git a/hedgehog-extras.cabal b/hedgehog-extras.cabal
--- a/hedgehog-extras.cabal
+++ b/hedgehog-extras.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 2.4
 
 name:                   hedgehog-extras
-version:                0.4.5.2
+version:                0.4.6.0
 synopsis:               Supplemental library for hedgehog
 description:            Supplemental library for hedgehog.
 category:               Test
diff --git a/src/Hedgehog/Extras/Test/Process.hs b/src/Hedgehog/Extras/Test/Process.hs
--- a/src/Hedgehog/Extras/Test/Process.hs
+++ b/src/Hedgehog/Extras/Test/Process.hs
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
   return (IO.proc bin arguments)
     { IO.env = getLast $ execConfigEnv execConfig
     , IO.cwd = getLast $ execConfigCwd execConfig
+    -- this allows sending signals to the created processes, without killing the test-suite process
+    , IO.create_group = True
     }
 
 -- | Compute the project base.  This will be based on either the "CARDANO_NODE_SRC"