diff --git a/src/integrations/terminal/ExecaTerminalProcess.ts b/src/integrations/terminal/ExecaTerminalProcess.ts
index 1c48d88aa6..2f8ebfa7a8 100644
--- a/src/integrations/terminal/ExecaTerminalProcess.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/terminal/ExecaTerminalProcess.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 	private terminalRef: WeakRef<RooTerminal>
 	private aborted = false
 	private pid?: number
+	private subprocess?: ReturnType<typeof execa>
+	private pidUpdatePromise?: Promise<void>
 
 	constructor(terminal: RooTerminal) {
 		super()
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 		try {
 			this.isHot = true
 
-			const subprocess = execa({
+			this.subprocess = execa({
 				shell: true,
 				cwd: this.terminal.getCurrentWorkingDirectory(),
 				all: true,
@@ -48,9 +50,37 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 				},
 			})`${command}`
 
-			this.pid = subprocess.pid
-			const stream = subprocess.iterable({ from: "all", preserveNewlines: true })
-			this.terminal.setActiveStream(stream, subprocess.pid)
+			this.pid = this.subprocess.pid
+
+			// When using shell: true, the PID is for the shell, not the actual command
+			// Find the actual command PID after a small delay
+			if (this.pid) {
+				this.pidUpdatePromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+					setTimeout(() => {
+						psTree(this.pid!, (err, children) => {
+							if (!err && children.length > 0) {
+								// Update PID to the first child (the actual command)
+								const actualPid = parseInt(children[0].PID)
+								if (!isNaN(actualPid)) {
+									this.pid = actualPid
+								}
+							}
+							resolve()
+						})
+					}, 100)
+				})
+			}
+
+			const rawStream = this.subprocess.iterable({ from: "all", preserveNewlines: true })
+
+			// Wrap the stream to ensure all chunks are strings (execa can return Uint8Array)
+			const stream = (async function* () {
+				for await (const chunk of rawStream) {
+					yield typeof chunk === "string" ? chunk : new TextDecoder().decode(chunk)
+				}
+			})()
+
+			this.terminal.setActiveStream(stream, this.pid)
 
 			for await (const line of stream) {
 				if (this.aborted) {
@@ -77,7 +107,7 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 
 					timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
 						try {
-							subprocess.kill("SIGKILL")
+							this.subprocess?.kill("SIGKILL")
 						} catch (e) {}
 
 						resolve()
@@ -85,7 +115,7 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 				})
 
 				try {
-					await Promise.race([subprocess, kill])
+					await Promise.race([this.subprocess, kill])
 				} catch (error) {
 					console.log(
 						`[ExecaTerminalProcess#run] subprocess termination error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
@@ -109,6 +139,7 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 
 				this.emit("shell_execution_complete", { exitCode: 1 })
 			}
+			this.subprocess = undefined
 		}
 
 		this.terminal.setActiveStream(undefined)
@@ -116,6 +147,7 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 		this.stopHotTimer()
 		this.emit("completed", this.fullOutput)
 		this.emit("continue")
+		this.subprocess = undefined
 	}
 
 	public override continue() {
@@ -127,7 +159,41 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 	public override abort() {
 		this.aborted = true
 
+		// Function to perform the kill operations
+		const performKill = () => {
+			// Try to kill using the subprocess object
+			if (this.subprocess) {
+				try {
+					this.subprocess.kill("SIGKILL")
+				} catch (e) {
+					console.warn(
+						`[ExecaTerminalProcess#abort] Failed to kill subprocess: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`,
+					)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Kill the stored PID (which should be the actual command after our update)
+			if (this.pid) {
+				try {
+					process.kill(this.pid, "SIGKILL")
+				} catch (e) {
+					console.warn(
+						`[ExecaTerminalProcess#abort] Failed to kill process ${this.pid}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`,
+					)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If PID update is in progress, wait for it before killing
+		if (this.pidUpdatePromise) {
+			this.pidUpdatePromise.then(performKill).catch(() => performKill())
+		} else {
+			performKill()
+		}
+
+		// Continue with the rest of the abort logic
 		if (this.pid) {
+			// Also check for any child processes
 			psTree(this.pid, async (err, children) => {
 				if (!err) {
 					const pids = children.map((p) => parseInt(p.PID))
@@ -148,15 +214,6 @@ export class ExecaTerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 					)
 				}
 			})
-
-			try {
-				console.error(`[ExecaTerminalProcess#abort] SIGKILL parent -> ${this.pid}`)
-				process.kill(this.pid, "SIGKILL")
-			} catch (e) {
-				console.warn(
-					`[ExecaTerminalProcess#abort] Failed to send SIGKILL to main PID ${this.pid}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`,
-				)
-			}
 		}
 	}