--- ./terminado/tests/basic_test.py
+++ ./terminado/tests/basic_test.py.old
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             pid = int(match.groups()[0])
         else:
             print('stdout=%r, extra=%r' % (stdout, extra))
+            pid = int(re.findall("[0-9]{1,9}", stdout)[0])
-            pid = int(stdout.split('\n')[1])
         return pid
 
     def close(self):