diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/KillProcessOperation.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/KillProcessOperation.cs
index d63371b9a3..5cc66a6e25 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/KillProcessOperation.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/KillProcessOperation.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ protected override async Task<OperationVeredict> PerformOperation()
                 $"Attempting to close all processes with name {ProcessName}...",
                 LineType.Information
             );
+            bool processSurvived = false;
             foreach (var proc in Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName.Replace(".exe", "")))
             {
                 using (proc)
@@ -68,12 +69,13 @@ await Task.WhenAny(
                                 $"{ProcessName} with pid={proc.Id} did not exit and will not be killed. You can change this from UniGetUI settings.",
                                 LineType.Error
                             );
+                            processSurvived = true;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            return OperationVeredict.Success;
+            return processSurvived ? OperationVeredict.Failure : OperationVeredict.Success;
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException) when (CancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
         {
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/PackageOperations.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/PackageOperations.cs
index 26e6c41629..c6b97b8f84 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/PackageOperations.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Operations/PackageOperations.cs
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ private static IReadOnlyList<InnerOperation> _getPreInstallOps(
                 return l;
 
             foreach (var process in opts.KillBeforeOperation)
-                l.Add(new InnerOperation(new KillProcessOperation(process), mustSucceed: false));
+                l.Add(new InnerOperation(new KillProcessOperation(process), mustSucceed: true));
 
             if (role is OperationType.Install && opts.PreInstallCommand.Any())
                 l.Add(
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/KillProcessOperationTests.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/KillProcessOperationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21941a80b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/KillProcessOperationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using UniGetUI.Core.SettingsEngine;
+using UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Enums;
+using UniGetUI.PackageOperations;
+
+namespace UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests;
+
+[Collection(nameof(OperationOrchestrationTestCollection))]
+public sealed class KillProcessOperationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FailsWhenAProcessRefusesToCloseAndMayNotBeKilled()
+    {
+        Settings.Set(Settings.K.KillProcessesThatRefuseToDie, false);
+        using var target = WindowlessProcess.Start();
+        using var operation = new KillProcessOperation(target.Name);
+
+        await operation.MainThread().WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+
+        Assert.Equal(OperationStatus.Failed, operation.Status);
+        Assert.False(target.Process.HasExited);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SucceedsWhenAProcessThatRefusesToCloseIsKilled()
+    {
+        Settings.Set(Settings.K.KillProcessesThatRefuseToDie, false);
+        using var target = WindowlessProcess.Start();
+        using var operation = new KillProcessOperation(target.Name, forceKill: true);
+
+        await operation.MainThread().WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+
+        Assert.Equal(OperationStatus.Succeeded, operation.Status);
+        Assert.True(target.Process.HasExited);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SucceedsWhenNoProcessHasTheName()
+    {
+        using var operation = new KillProcessOperation($"unigetui-absent-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+
+        await operation.MainThread().WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+
+        Assert.Equal(OperationStatus.Succeeded, operation.Status);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class WindowlessProcess : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly string _directory;
+
+        public string Name { get; }
+        public Process Process { get; }
+
+        private WindowlessProcess(string directory, string name, Process process)
+        {
+            _directory = directory;
+            Name = name;
+            Process = process;
+        }
+
+        public static WindowlessProcess Start()
+        {
+            string directory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"unigetui-killtest-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+            string name = $"unigetui-killtest-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+
+            string source;
+            string arguments;
+            if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows())
+            {
+                source = Path.Combine(Environment.SystemDirectory, "cmd.exe");
+                arguments = "/d /c ping -n 120 127.0.0.1 >nul";
+                name += ".exe";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                source = File.Exists("/bin/sleep") ? "/bin/sleep" : "/usr/bin/sleep";
+                arguments = "120";
+            }
+
+            string executable = Path.Combine(directory, name);
+            File.Copy(source, executable);
+            if (!OperatingSystem.IsWindows())
+                File.SetUnixFileMode(executable, File.GetUnixFileMode(source));
+
+            var process = Process.Start(
+                new ProcessStartInfo(executable, arguments)
+                {
+                    CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    UseShellExecute = false,
+                }
+            )!;
+            return new WindowlessProcess(directory, name, process);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (!Process.HasExited)
+                {
+                    Process.Kill(entireProcessTree: true);
+                    Process.WaitForExit(10000);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (InvalidOperationException) { }
+
+            Process.Dispose();
+            try
+            {
+                Directory.Delete(_directory, recursive: true);
+            }
+            catch (IOException) { }
+            catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) { }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/PackageOperationsTests.cs b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/PackageOperationsTests.cs
index 7ae28d9285..cc16cb0ac8 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/PackageOperationsTests.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Tests/PackageOperationsTests.cs
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ public void InstallOperationBuildsPrerequisitesKillListAndPreCommand()
             inner =>
             {
                 Assert.IsType<KillProcessOperation>(inner.Operation);
-                Assert.False(inner.MustSucceed);
+                Assert.True(inner.MustSucceed);
             },
             inner =>
             {
                 Assert.IsType<KillProcessOperation>(inner.Operation);
-                Assert.False(inner.MustSucceed);
+                Assert.True(inner.MustSucceed);
             },
             inner =>
             {