diff --git a/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/open_minicom.sh b/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/open_minicom.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9b8b880cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/open_minicom.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd "$HOME/esp/socs/xilinx-vc707-xc7vx485t"
+
+socat pty,link=ttyV0,waitslave,mode=777 tcp:goliah.cs.columbia.edu:4332 &
+sleep 1
+VIRTUAL_DEVICE=$(readlink ttyV0)
+
+exec minicom -p "$VIRTUAL_DEVICE" -C "minicom_finalll.log"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/run_esp-config.sh b/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/run_esp-config.sh
index c7b144db0e..516f1a7a6e 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/run_esp-config.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/run_esp-config.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ source "get_hls_accelerators.sh"
 defconfig="$HOME/esp/socs/defconfig/esp_xilinx-vc707-xc7vx485t_defconfig"
 esp_config="$HOME/esp/socs/xilinx-vc707-xc7vx485t/socgen/esp/.esp_config"
 
-# FPGA run
-fpga_run="$HOME/esp/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/./run_fpga_program.sh"
+open_minicom="$HOME/esp/utils/scripts/actions-pipeline/./open_minicom.sh"
 
 for accelerator in "${!dma[@]}"; do
     accelerator_upper=$(echo "$accelerator" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
@@ -70,23 +69,20 @@ for accelerator in "${!dma[@]}"; do
 		fi
 
 		# Open Minicom in the foreground
-		socat pty,link=ttyV0,waitslave,mode=777 tcp:goliah.cs.columbia.edu:4332 &
-		socat_pid=$!
-		sleep 5
-		VIRTUAL_DEVICE=$(readlink ttyV0)
-
 		# # # Run fpga program in the background
 		# # "$fpga_run" > "$run" 2>&1 &
 		# # fpga_run_pid=$!
 
-		nohup minicom -p "$VIRTUAL_DEVICE" &
+		"$open_minicom" & 
+		minicom=$!
+		make fpga-run > "$run" 2>&1
 
-		make fpga-run
+		sleep 2
 
 		echo "continued"
-		kill -9 "$socat_pid"
-
 
+		kill -9 "$minicom"
+		! killall -9 minicom
 		# make fpga-run > "$run" 2>&1
 
 		# kill -9 "$socat_pid"