diff --git a/examples/vagrant/provision-dev-cluster.sh b/examples/vagrant/provision-dev-cluster.sh
index f815b94..50bc1c2 100755
--- a/examples/vagrant/provision-dev-cluster.sh
+++ b/examples/vagrant/provision-dev-cluster.sh
@@ -69,10 +69,16 @@ apt-get -y install \
 update-alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
 
 readonly IP_ADDRESS=192.168.33.7
-readonly MESOS_VERSION=0.28.2-2.0.27
+#readonly MESOS_VERSION=0.28.2-2.0.27
+readonly MESOS_VERSION=1.0.0-2.0.89
 readonly MARATHON_VERSION=1.1.2-1.0.482
 readonly PROJECT_HOME_DIR='/home/vagrant/marathon'
-readonly PROJECT_VERSION=`mvn -f $PROJECT_HOME_DIR/pom.xml org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:2.1.1:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version | sed -n -e '/^\[.*\]/ !{ /^[0-9]/ { p; q } }'`
+readonly PROJECT_VERSION=`mvn -f /vagrant/pom.xml -q \
+   -Dexec.executable="echo" \
+   -Dexec.args='${project.version}' \
+   --non-recursive \
+   org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.3.1:exec`
+export PROJECT_VERSION
 
 
 function install_mesos {
@@ -93,7 +99,9 @@ function get_pom_version {
 
 function build_docker_compose_executor {
   mvn -f /home/vagrant/marathon/pom.xml clean package -U
+echo -e 'PROJECT_HOME_DIR='/home/vagrant/marathon/' \nCOMPOSE_JAR_NAME=/home/vagrant/marathon/target/docker-compose-executor_$PROJECT_VERSION.jar \njava -jar ${COMPOSE_JAR_NAME}' | envsubst '$PROJECT_VERSION' > /home/vagrant/marathon/examples/vagrant/docker-compose-executor.sh
   chmod 777 /home/vagrant/marathon/target/docker-compose-executor_${PROJECT_VERSION}.jar
+  chmod +x /home/vagrant/marathon/examples/vagrant/docker-compose-executor.sh
 }
 
 function install_cluster_config {
@@ -159,7 +167,6 @@ install_mesos
 install_marathon
 install_docker_compose
 prepare_sources
-install_marathon
 install_cluster_config
 install_ssh_config
 start_services
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/DockerComposeExecutor.java b/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/DockerComposeExecutor.java
index 9c86b8f..491b8b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/DockerComposeExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/DockerComposeExecutor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class DockerComposeExecutor implements Executor {
 
@@ -145,7 +147,6 @@ public void call(Subscriber<? super Integer> subscriber) {
     }
 
     public void suicide(TaskID taskId, int exitCode) {
-
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
             log.debug(" ############## suicide #######");
             if (taskId != null)
@@ -159,14 +160,17 @@ public void suicide(TaskID taskId, int exitCode) {
                 this.pluginManager.stopPlugins();
             }
             log.debug(" cleanUp exit code: " + stopContainers);
-            sendTaskStatusUpdate(executorDriver, taskId, TaskState.TASK_FINISHED);
-            System.exit(0);
+            log.debug("Sending TASK_KILLED status..");
+            sendTaskStatusUpdate(executorDriver, taskId, TaskState.TASK_KILLED);
+            if (executorDriver != null)
+                executorDriver.stop();
         } else {
             if (!isShutDownInProgress) {
                 int stopContainers = cleanUp();
                 if (this.pluginManager != null) {
                     this.pluginManager.stopPlugins();
                 }
+                log.debug("Sending TASK_FAILED status");
                 sendTaskStatusUpdate(executorDriver, taskId, TaskState.TASK_FAILED);
                 System.exit(1);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/compose/ComposeRewriteHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/compose/ComposeRewriteHelper.java
index 5690c1b..71155ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/compose/ComposeRewriteHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/compose/ComposeRewriteHelper.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private Map<String, Object> updateContainerValue(String executorId,
         Object volumesFromValues = containerDetails.get(VOLUMES_FROM);
         if (volumesFromValues != null) {
             List<String> updatedVolumesFrom = new ArrayList<String>();
-            List<?> volumesFrom = (List<?>) updatedVolumesFrom;
+            List<?> volumesFrom = (List<?>) volumesFromValues;
 
             for (Object o : volumesFrom) {
                 String volume = (String) o;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/config/Config.java
index b5a96c1..70c9dce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/paypal/mesos/executor/config/Config.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public interface Config {
 	public static final boolean MONITOR_POD = true;
 	
 	//time in milliseconds
-	public static final int POD_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 500;
+	public static final int POD_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 2000;
 	
 	public static final boolean IGNORE_PULL_FAILURES = false;
 }