diff --git a/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py b/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py
index e0819f6..d86b004 100644
--- a/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py
+++ b/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def main():
                     proc.stderr,
                     select.POLLIN | select.POLLPRI | select.POLLHUP | select.POLLERR,
                 )
-                pollc = 3
+                pollc = 2
                 # logger.debug("First poll...")
                 events = poll.poll()
                 # logger.debug("Done, %d event(s)", len(events))
@@ -569,10 +569,11 @@ def main():
                                 logger.debug("STDIN closed")
                             if rfd == stdout_fd:
                                 logger.debug("STDOUT closed")
+                                pollc -= 1
                             if rfd == stderr_fd:
                                 logger.debug("STDERR closed")
+                                pollc -= 1
                             poll.unregister(rfd)
-                            pollc -= 1
 
                     if pollc > 0:
                         # logger.debug("Poll...")