diff --git a/api/tasks/runner.go b/api/tasks/runner.go
index 1ec420ae5..a42c752e0 100644
--- a/api/tasks/runner.go
+++ b/api/tasks/runner.go
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func (t *task) updateRepository() error {
 	}
 
 	t.logCmd(cmd)
+	defer cmd.Wait()
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ func (t *task) runGalaxy() error {
 	}
 
 	t.logCmd(cmd)
+	defer cmd.Wait()
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
@@ -327,6 +329,7 @@ func (t *task) runPlaybook() error {
 	cmd.Env = t.envVars(util.Config.TmpPath, cmd.Dir, nil)
 
 	t.logCmd(cmd)
+	defer cmd.Wait()
 	return cmd.Run()
 }