diff --git a/src/pylorax/images.py b/src/pylorax/images.py
index d286f86b..33ffed7a 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/images.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/images.py
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ class S390(object):
 
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                              stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        p.wait()
 
         # add cdboot.img to treeinfo
         data = {"cdboot.img": joinpaths(IMAGESDIR, "cdboot.img")}