diff --git a/tunnel/tunnel.nim b/tunnel/tunnel.nim
index a69a1df..03c39fb 100644
--- a/tunnel/tunnel.nim
+++ b/tunnel/tunnel.nim
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ proc killCmd() =
   let controllers = collectControllers()
   if controllers.len == 0: quit 0
   for c in controllers:
-    echo bbfmt"removing file: [b]{c}"
-    removeFile c
+    let host = c.lastPathPart().split("-")[2]
+    let code = exitSsh(host)
+    if code != 0:
+      quit $bb"[red][[Error]failed to exit connection for host: " & host
 
 proc show() =
   ## show active connections