diff --git a/benchkit/communication/__init__.py b/benchkit/communication/__init__.py
index 0965078..7cc44d9 100644
--- a/benchkit/communication/__init__.py
+++ b/benchkit/communication/__init__.py
@@ -789,7 +789,20 @@ def get_process_nb_threads(self, process_handle: subprocess.Popen) -> int:
         raise NotImplementedError("TODO")
 
     def get_process_status(self, process_handle: subprocess.Popen) -> str:
-        raise NotImplementedError("TODO")
+        """
+        Add simple implementation of `get_process_status` which uses the status of the SSH process
+        and not of the `async process` in order to detect its termination
+        """
+        pid = process_handle.pid
+        status = shell_out(
+            f"ps -q {pid} -o state --no-headers",
+            print_input=False,
+            print_output=False,
+            print_env=False,
+            print_curdir=False,
+            print_file_shell_cmd=False,
+        )
+        return status.strip()
 
     def path_exists(self, path: PathType) -> bool:
         try: