diff --git a/lib/start.js b/lib/start.js
index 7f33911253..ae4ff6fcd1 100644
--- a/lib/start.js
+++ b/lib/start.js
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ const start = (passthroughArgs, buildConfig = config.defaultBuildConfig, options
   let cmdOptions = {
     stdio: 'inherit',
     timeout: options.network_log ? 120000 : undefined,
-    continueOnFail: options.network_log ? true : false,
-    shell: process.platform === 'darwin' ? true : false,
-    killSignal: options.network_log && process.env.RELEASE_TYPE ? 'SIGKILL' : 'SIGTERM'
+    continueOnFail: !!options.network_log,
+    shell: process.platform === 'darwin' || !!options.network_log,
+    killSignal: 'SIGTERM'
   }
 
   if (options.network_log) {
@@ -133,15 +133,9 @@ const start = (passthroughArgs, buildConfig = config.defaultBuildConfig, options
 
   if (options.network_log) {
     let exitCode = 0
-    let jsonOutput = {}
     // Read the network log
-    let jsonContent = fs.readFileSync(networkLogFile, 'utf8').trim()
-    // On windows netlog ends abruptly causing JSON parsing errors
-    if (!jsonContent.endsWith('}]}')) {
-      const n = jsonContent.lastIndexOf('},')
-      jsonContent = jsonContent.substring(0, n) + '}]}'
-    }
-    jsonOutput = JSON.parse(jsonContent)
+    const jsonContent = fs.readFileSync(networkLogFile, 'utf8').trim()
+    const jsonOutput = JSON.parse(jsonContent)
 
     const URL_REQUEST_TYPE = jsonOutput.constants.logSourceType.URL_REQUEST
     const URL_REQUEST_FAKE_RESPONSE_HEADERS_CREATED = jsonOutput.constants.logEventTypes.URL_REQUEST_FAKE_RESPONSE_HEADERS_CREATED