diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
index 93f9270e7900d..35ac01739804f 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
@@ -809,9 +809,9 @@ recv_joiner()
                 fi
             fi
             if [ $koption -ne 0 ]; then
-                ltcmd="timeout -k $(( tmt+10 )) $tmt $tcmd"
+                ltcmd="timeout --foreground -k $(( tmt+10 )) $tmt $tcmd"
             else
-                ltcmd="timeout -s 9 $tmt $tcmd"
+                ltcmd="timeout --foreground -s 9 $tmt $tcmd"
             fi
         fi
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh
index 3e63596bcbef3..352a18a642f8e 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ check_pid_and_port()
         if ! check_port $pid "$port" "$utils"; then
             wsrep_log_error "rsync or stunnel daemon port '$port'" \
                             "has been taken by another program"
+            ps --forest 1>&2
+            netstat -natp | grep "$port" 1>&2
             exit 16 # EBUSY
         fi
     fi
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ EOF
             WHOLE_FILE_OPT='--whole-file'
         fi
 
+        ps --forest 1>&2
 # Old filter - include everything except selected
 # FILTER=(--exclude '*.err' --exclude '*.pid' --exclude '*.sock' \
 #         --exclude '*.conf' --exclude core --exclude 'galera.*' \
@@ -877,6 +880,8 @@ EOF
         sleep 0.2
     done
 
+    ps --forest 1>&2
+
     echo "ready $ADDR:$RSYNC_PORT/$MODULE"
 
     MYSQLD_PID="$WSREP_SST_OPT_PARENT"