diff --git a/build/misc.tcl b/build/misc.tcl
index b4e4206d..4bd9ceee 100644
--- a/build/misc.tcl
+++ b/build/misc.tcl
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ expect ":KILL"
 respond "*" ":cwd games\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:f40\r"
 respond "*" "advent=advent\r"
-respond "CORE USED" "\032"
+expect "CORE USED"
+respond "*" "\032"
 type ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:loader\r"
 respond "*" "advent/g\r"
@@ -478,7 +479,8 @@ respond "*" ":cwd games\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:f40\r"
 respond "*" "adv3sr=adv3sr\r"
 respond "*" "adv3sb=adv3sb\r"
-respond "CORE USED" "\032"
+expect "CORE USED"
+respond "*" "\032"
 type ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:loader\r"
 respond "*" "adv3sb\r"
@@ -497,7 +499,8 @@ respond "*" ":cwd games\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:f40\r"
 respond "*" "adv4ma=adv4ma\r"
 respond "*" "adv4su=adv4su\r"
-respond "CORE USED" "\032"
+expect "CORE USED"
+respond "*" "\032"
 type ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:loader\r"
 respond "*" "adv4ma\r"
@@ -515,7 +518,8 @@ respond "*" ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":cwd games\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:f40\r"
 respond "*" "trek=trek\r"
-respond "CORE USED" "\032"
+expect "CORE USED"
+respond "*" "\032"
 type ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:loader\r"
 respond "*" "trek\r"
@@ -608,7 +612,7 @@ respond "*" ":dec sys:macro\r"
 respond "*" "macro=macro\r"
 expect "CORE USED"
 respond "*" "\003"
-type ":kill\r"
+respond "*" ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:link\r"
 respond "*" "macro/go\r"
 # Strange error here.  Workaround is to retry.
@@ -624,7 +628,7 @@ respond "*" ":macro\r"
 respond "*" "macro=macro\r"
 expect "CORE USED"
 respond "*" "\003"
-type ":kill\r"
+respond "*" ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:link\r"
 respond "*" "macro/go\r"
 expect "%LNKNED"
@@ -1698,8 +1702,9 @@ expect ":KILL"
 respond "*" ":cwd bbn\r"
 respond "*" ":macro\r"
 respond "*" "logo=logo\r"
-respond "CORE USED" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
+expect "CORE USED"
+respond "*" "\003"
+respond "*" ":kill\r"
 respond "*" ":dec sys:loader\r"
 respond "*" "logo/g\r"
 respond "EXIT" ":start 45\r"