Index: runtests.py
===================================================================
--- runtests.py	(revision 4730)
+++ runtests.py	(working copy)
@@ -106,7 +106,16 @@
             if not os.path.exists(dest_dir):
                 os.makedirs(dest_dir)
             dest_file = open(dest_dir + "/backtrace_%s.txt" % str(random_num), "w")
-            gdb_cmd = ["gdb", "-se", "asterisk", "-ex", "bt full", "-ex", "thread apply all bt", "--batch", "-c", core]
+            gdb_cmd = [
+                "gdb",
+                "-se", "asterisk",
+                "-ex", "bt full",
+                "-ex", "thread apply all bt",
+                "-ex", "thread apply all bt full",
+                "-ex", 'printf "chancount = %d\\n", chancount',
+                "--batch",
+                "-c", core
+            ]
             print "Running %s" % (" ".join(gdb_cmd),)
             try:
                 res = subprocess.call(gdb_cmd, stdout=dest_file, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
Index: lib/python/asterisk/asterisk.py
===================================================================
--- lib/python/asterisk/asterisk.py	(revision 4730)
+++ lib/python/asterisk/asterisk.py	(working copy)
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@
             """Check to see if the process is running and kill it with fire"""
             try:
                 if not self.process_protocol.exited:
-                    LOGGER.warning("Sending KILL to Asterisk %s" % self.host)
-                    self.process.signalProcess("KILL")
+                    LOGGER.warning("Sending ABRT to Asterisk %s" % self.host)
+                    self.process.signalProcess(6)
             except error.ProcessExitedAlready:
                 # Pass on this
                 pass
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
         else:
             # Schedule a kill. If we don't gracefully shut down Asterisk, this
             # will ensure that the test is stopped.
-            self._stop_cancel_tokens.append(reactor.callLater(10, __send_kill))
+            self._stop_cancel_tokens.append(reactor.callLater(20, __send_kill))
 
             # Start by asking to stop gracefully.
             __send_stop_gracefully()