diff --git a/labtech/runners/process.py b/labtech/runners/process.py
index 2556a7f..7c461e4 100644
--- a/labtech/runners/process.py
+++ b/labtech/runners/process.py
@@ -315,11 +315,12 @@ class ProcessRunner(Runner, ABC):
     """Base class for Runner's based on Python multiprocessing."""
 
     def __init__(self, *, context: LabContext, storage: Storage, max_workers: int | None):
-        self.process_event_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue(-1)
+        mp_context = self._get_mp_context()
+        self.process_event_queue = mp_context.Manager().Queue(-1)
         self.process_monitor = ProcessMonitor(process_event_queue = self.process_event_queue)
         self.log_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue(-1)
         self.executor = ProcessExecutor(
-            mp_context=self._get_mp_context(),
+            mp_context=mp_context,
             max_workers=max_workers,
         )
 
@@ -346,6 +347,8 @@ def _subprocess_func(*, task: Task, task_name: str, use_cache: bool,
         # in serial by the main process.
         logger.handlers = []
         logger.addHandler(QueueHandler(log_queue))
+        orig_stdout = sys.stdout
+        orig_stderr = sys.stderr
         # Ignore type errors for type of value used to override stdout and stderr
         sys.stdout = LoggerFileProxy(logger.info, 'Captured STDOUT:\n')  # type: ignore[assignment]
         sys.stderr = LoggerFileProxy(logger.error, 'Captured STDERR:\n')  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -376,6 +379,10 @@ def _subprocess_func(*, task: Task, task_name: str, use_cache: bool,
             process_event_queue.put(ProcessEndEvent(
                 task_name=task_name,
             ))
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            sys.stderr.flush()
+            sys.stdout = orig_stdout
+            sys.stderr = orig_stderr
 
     def submit_task(self, task: Task, task_name: str, use_cache: bool) -> None:
         future = self._submit_task(
@@ -415,7 +422,7 @@ def stop(self) -> None:
         self.executor.stop()
 
     def close(self) -> None:
-        pass
+        self._consume_log_queue()
 
     def pending_task_count(self) -> int:
         return len(self.future_to_task)
@@ -573,6 +580,7 @@ def _submit_task(self, executor: ProcessExecutor, task: Task, task_name: str,
         )
 
     def close(self) -> None:
+        super().close()
         try:
             del _RUNNER_FORK_MEMORY[self.uuid]
         except KeyError:
diff --git a/labtech/utils.py b/labtech/utils.py
index 7676d16..cf7cb56 100644
--- a/labtech/utils.py
+++ b/labtech/utils.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def write(self, buf):
     def flush(self):
         if self.bufs:
             self.logger_func('\n'.join([f'{self.prefix}{buf}' for buf in self.bufs]))
+            self.bufs = []
 
 
 def ensure_dict_key_str(value, *, exception_type: type[Exception]) -> str: