diff --git a/MalwareMultiScan.Backends/Backends/Abstracts/AbstractLocalProcessScanBackend.cs b/MalwareMultiScan.Backends/Backends/Abstracts/AbstractLocalProcessScanBackend.cs
index 802750c..6274e60 100644
--- a/MalwareMultiScan.Backends/Backends/Abstracts/AbstractLocalProcessScanBackend.cs
+++ b/MalwareMultiScan.Backends/Backends/Abstracts/AbstractLocalProcessScanBackend.cs
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ namespace MalwareMultiScan.Backends.Backends.Abstracts
 
             cancellationToken.Register(() =>
             {
-                if (!process.HasExited)
-                    process.Kill(true);
+                if (process.HasExited)
+                    return;
+                
+                process.Kill(true);
+                
+                throw new TimeoutException("Scanning failed to complete within the timeout");
             });
 
             process.WaitForExit();