diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index e7b7823..d94103f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pipeline:
       - ./tmp/tor -f ./testing/torrc
       - sleep 15
       - sh testing/tests.sh
+      - pkill -9 tor
   integration-tests:
     when:
       repo: openprivacy/connectivity
diff --git a/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go b/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go
index 1f52cbe..8043796 100644
--- a/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go
+++ b/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestLaunchTor(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetLevel(log.LevelDebug)
-	err := tor.GenerateTorrc("examplehashedpassword", "../tmp/torrc")
+	// Create the tor data directory if it doesn't already exist..
+	os.MkdirAll("../tmp/data/tor", 0700)
+	err := tor.GenerateTorrc("examplehashedpassword", "../tmp/data/tor/torrc")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create torrc file: %v", err)
diff --git a/tor/torProvider.go b/tor/torProvider.go
index 2f04cd5..7b90396 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tor
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/connectivity"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log"
 	"github.com/cretz/bine/control"
@@ -282,9 +283,16 @@ func startTor(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, controlPort int, authe
 		}
 	}
 	log.Debugf("launching system tor\n")
+
+	// check if the torrc file is present where expected
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(dataDir, "torrc")); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		log.Debugf("torrc file does not exist at %v", path.Join(dataDir, "torrc"))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("torrc file does not exist at %v", path.Join(dataDir, "torrc"))
+	}
+
 	// if not, try running system tor
 	if checkCmdlineTorVersion("tor") {
-		t, err := tor.Start(nil, &tor.StartConf{EnableNetwork: true, DataDir: dataDir, TorrcFile: "torrc", DebugWriter: nil, ProcessCreator: newHideCmd("tor")})
+		t, err := tor.Start(nil, &tor.StartConf{EnableNetwork: true, DataDir: dataDir, TorrcFile: path.Join(dataDir, "torrc"), DebugWriter: nil, ProcessCreator: newHideCmd("tor")})
 		if err == nil {
 			tp.t = t
 			return tp, nil
@@ -296,7 +304,7 @@ func startTor(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, controlPort int, authe
 	// try running bundledTor
 	if bundledTorPath != "" && checkCmdlineTorVersion(bundledTorPath) {
 		log.Debugln("using bundled tor '" + bundledTorPath + "'")
-		t, err := tor.Start(nil, &tor.StartConf{EnableNetwork: true, DataDir: dataDir, TorrcFile: "torrc", ExePath: bundledTorPath, DebugWriter: nil, ProcessCreator: newHideCmd(bundledTorPath)})
+		t, err := tor.Start(nil, &tor.StartConf{EnableNetwork: true, DataDir: dataDir, TorrcFile: path.Join(dataDir, "torrc"), ExePath: bundledTorPath, DebugWriter: nil, ProcessCreator: newHideCmd(bundledTorPath)})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debugf("Error running bundled tor: %v\n", err)
 		}