diff --git a/src/main/java/JobServ/ProcessManager.java b/src/main/java/JobServ/ProcessManager.java
index 7e53e58..1679f51 100644
--- a/src/main/java/JobServ/ProcessManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/JobServ/ProcessManager.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class ProcessManager {
      * (AKA when user hits control c in the shell)
      * releases resources held in the processController objects
      */
-    private void shutdown() {
+    public void shutdown() {
         this.processQueueMutex = true;
 
         Iterator<HashMap.Entry<Integer, ProcessController>> iterator = this.processMap.entrySet().iterator();
diff --git a/src/test/java/JobServ/ProcessManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/JobServ/ProcessManagerTest.java
index b6d9b45..505c03f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/JobServ/ProcessManagerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/JobServ/ProcessManagerTest.java
@@ -38,12 +38,27 @@ public class ProcessManagerTest {
      */
     @Test
     public void addProcessesTest() {
-        int pid1 = manager.newProcess("ping google");
-        assertEquals(0, pid1);
+        int pid1 = manager.newProcess("ping google.com");
+        int pid2 = manager.newProcess("ping google.com");
+        assertEquals(2, pid2);
+        assertEquals(1, pid1);
 
-        int pid2 = manager.newProcess("ping google");
-        assertEquals(1, pid2);
+        manager.shutdown();
     }
 
+    /*
+     * getStatusTest
+     * positive unit test for getStatus
+     */
+   @Test
+   public void getStatusTest() {
+       int pid1 = manager.newProcess("ping google.com");
+       assertEquals(0, pid1);
+
+       int status = manager.getProcessStatus(pid1);
+       assertEquals(0, status);
+
+       manager.shutdown();
+   }
 }