diff --git a/tests/chutney/setup b/tests/chutney/setup
index fd18f943a..3837c378d 100755
--- a/tests/chutney/setup
+++ b/tests/chutney/setup
@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ for idx in $(seq 30); do
     # shellcheck disable=SC1091
     source tests/chutney/arti.run
     pid="${pid:?}"
-    if [ ! -d "/proc/$pid" ]; then
+    if ! kill -0 "$pid"; then
 	result="${result:?}"
         echo "Arti failed to start with code $result"
 	exit 1
     fi
 done
-
-