diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e149ed..46cec3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ const child = $`echo 1 && sleep 100 && echo 2`.spawn();
 
 // kill the child after 1s
 await $.sleep("1s");
-child.kill(); // or provide other signals like "SIGKILL". It uses "SIGTERM" by default
+child.kill(); // defaults to "SIGTERM"
 
 await child; // Error: Aborted with exit code: 124
 ```
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ const promise = Promise.all([
   $`sleep 3000s`.signal(signal),
 ]);
 
-$.sleep("1s").then(() => controller.kill("SIGKILL"));
+$.sleep("1s").then(() => controller.kill()); // defaults to "SIGTERM"
 
 await promise; // throws after 1 second
 ```
diff --git a/mod.test.ts b/mod.test.ts
index cfcbd21..9ab9dd9 100644
--- a/mod.test.ts
+++ b/mod.test.ts
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ Deno.test("streaming api errors while streaming", async () => {
   }
 
   {
-    const child = $`echo 1 && echo 2 && sleep 0.5 && exit 1`.stdout("piped").spawn();
+    const child = $`echo 1 && echo 2 && sleep 0.6 && exit 1`.stdout("piped").spawn();
     const stdout = child.stdout();
 
     const result = await $`deno eval 'await Deno.stdin.readable.pipeTo(Deno.stdout.writable);'`