diff --git a/cis_interface/drivers/MatlabModelDriver.py b/cis_interface/drivers/MatlabModelDriver.py
index fe8424ee8..08e100bbd 100755
--- a/cis_interface/drivers/MatlabModelDriver.py
+++ b/cis_interface/drivers/MatlabModelDriver.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
           + "Matlab support will be disabled.")
     _matlab_installed = False
 from cis_interface.drivers.ModelDriver import ModelDriver
-from cis_interface import backwards, tools
+from cis_interface import backwards, tools, platform
 from cis_interface.tools import TimeOut, sleep
 from cis_interface.schema import register_component
 
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 
 def kill_all():
     r"""Kill all Matlab shared engines."""
-    os.system(('pkill -f matlab.engine.shareEngine'))
+    if platform._is_win:  # pragma: windows
+        os.system(('taskkill /F /IM matlab.engine.shareEngine /T'))
+    else:
+        os.system(('pkill -f matlab.engine.shareEngine'))
 
 
 def is_matlab_running():
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ def start_matlab(skip_connect=False):  # pragma: matlab
     return screen_session, matlab_engine, new_matlab
 
 
-def connect_matlab(matlab_session, first_connect=False):
+def connect_matlab(matlab_session, first_connect=False):  # pragma: matlab
     r"""Connect to Matlab engine.
 
     Args:
diff --git a/cis_interface/drivers/tests/test_MatlabModelDriver.py b/cis_interface/drivers/tests/test_MatlabModelDriver.py
index b6d4e0a22..19760b3e6 100644
--- a/cis_interface/drivers/tests/test_MatlabModelDriver.py
+++ b/cis_interface/drivers/tests/test_MatlabModelDriver.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 def test_is_matlab_running():
     r"""Test if there is Matlab engine running."""
     MatlabModelDriver.is_matlab_running()
+    MatlabModelDriver.kill_all()
+    assert(not MatlabModelDriver.is_matlab_running())
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(MatlabModelDriver._matlab_installed, "Matlab installed.")