diff --git a/ci3/aws_handle_evict b/ci3/aws_handle_evict
index bc0d6f07eabc..c38c9251a8db 100755
--- a/ci3/aws_handle_evict
+++ b/ci3/aws_handle_evict
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ while true; do
   if curl -fs -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $token" http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/spot/termination-time &>/dev/null; then
     # Termination notice found, exit with 155.
     echo "Spot will be terminated! Exiting early."
-    fuser /dev/stdin /dev/stdout /dev/stderr 2>/dev/null | tr -s ' ' '\n' | grep -v $$ | xargs -r kill -9
+    pids=$(fuser /dev/stdin /dev/stdout 2>/dev/null)
+    echo "$pids" | tr -s ' ' '\n' | grep -v $$ | xargs -r kill -9
     exit 155
   fi
 done