diff --git a/h3daemon/h3daemon/daemon.py b/h3daemon/h3daemon/daemon.py
index 4462968..e3891e2 100644
--- a/h3daemon/h3daemon/daemon.py
+++ b/h3daemon/h3daemon/daemon.py
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ def healthy(self) -> bool:
         try:
             if self._process:
                 assert self._process.is_running()
+            assert self._master.healthy()
+            assert self._worker.healthy()
             assert_peers_healthy(self._master, self._worker)
         except Exception as exception:
             debug_exception(exception)
diff --git a/h3daemon/tests/test_daemon.py b/h3daemon/tests/test_daemon.py
index bf19a0e..8872809 100644
--- a/h3daemon/tests/test_daemon.py
+++ b/h3daemon/tests/test_daemon.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import h3daemon
 
 
-@pytest.mark.repeat(30)
+@pytest.mark.repeat(100)
 def test_hmmer(tmp_path, files_path: Path):
     os.chdir(tmp_path)
     debug_file = Path(tmp_path / "h3daemon_debug.txt")
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ def test_hmmer(tmp_path, files_path: Path):
     os.environ["H3DAEMON_DEBUG_FILE"] = str(debug_file)
 
     shutil.copy(files_path / "minifam.hmm", Path("minifam.hmm"))
-    hmmfile = HMMFile(path=Path("minifam.hmm"))
 
-    pidfile = h3daemon.spawn(hmmfile, detach=False, force=True)
-    daemon = h3daemon.possess(pidfile)
-    daemon.wait_for_readiness()
-    print(f"daemon.port(): {daemon.port()}")
-    daemon.shutdown()
-    with open(debug_file, "r") as f:
-        print(f.read())
+    try:
+        hmmfile = HMMFile(path=Path("minifam.hmm"))
+        pidfile = h3daemon.spawn(hmmfile, detach=False, force=True)
+        daemon = h3daemon.possess(pidfile)
+        daemon.wait_for_readiness()
+        print(f"daemon.port(): {daemon.port()}")
+        daemon.shutdown()
+    finally:
+        with open(debug_file, "r") as f:
+            print(f.read())