diff --git a/test/tap/file-sighup-test.js b/test/tap/file-sighup-test.js
index 298b547..7805712 100644
--- a/test/tap/file-sighup-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/file-sighup-test.js
@@ -56,77 +56,74 @@ test("file appender single SIGHUP handler", t => {
   }, 0);
 });
 
-// no SIGHUP signals on Windows, so don't run the tests
-if (process.platform !== "win32") {
+test("file appender SIGHUP", t => {
+  let closeCalled = 0;
+  let openCalled = 0;
 
-  test("file appender SIGHUP", t => {
-    let closeCalled = 0;
-    let openCalled = 0;
+  const appender = sandbox
+    .require("../../lib/appenders/file", {
+      requires: {
+        streamroller: {
+          RollingFileStream: class RollingFileStream {
+            constructor() {
+              openCalled++;
+              this.ended = false;
+            }
 
-    const appender = sandbox
-      .require("../../lib/appenders/file", {
-        requires: {
-          streamroller: {
-            RollingFileStream: class RollingFileStream {
-              constructor() {
-                openCalled++;
-                this.ended = false;
-              }
-
-              on() {
-                this.dummy = "easier than turning off lint rule";
-              }
-
-              end(cb) {
-                this.ended = true;
-                closeCalled++;
-                cb();
-              }
-
-              write() {
-                if (this.ended) {
-                  throw new Error("write after end");
-                }
-                return true;
+            on() {
+              this.dummy = "easier than turning off lint rule";
+            }
+
+            end(cb) {
+              this.ended = true;
+              closeCalled++;
+              cb();
+            }
+
+            write() {
+              if (this.ended) {
+                throw new Error("write after end");
               }
+              return true;
             }
           }
         }
-      })
-      .configure(
-        { type: "file", filename: "sighup-test-file" },
-        {
-          basicLayout() {
-            return "whatever";
-          }
+      }
+    })
+    .configure(
+      { type: "file", filename: "sighup-test-file" },
+      {
+        basicLayout() {
+          return "whatever";
         }
-      );
+      }
+    );
 
-    appender("something to log");
-    process.kill(process.pid, "SIGHUP");
+  appender("something to log");
+  process.emit("SIGHUP", "SIGHUP", 1);
 
-    t.plan(2);
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      appender("something to log after sighup");
-      t.equal(openCalled, 2, "open should be called twice");
-      t.equal(closeCalled, 1, "close should be called once");
-      t.end();
-    }, 100);
+  t.plan(2);
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    appender("something to log after sighup");
+    t.equal(openCalled, 2, "open should be called twice");
+    t.equal(closeCalled, 1, "close should be called once");
+    t.end();
+  }, 100);
+});
+
+test("file appender SIGHUP handler leak", t => {
+  const log4js = require("../../lib/log4js");
+  const initialListeners = process.listenerCount("SIGHUP");
+  log4js.configure({
+    appenders: {
+      file: { type: "file", filename: "test.log" }
+    },
+    categories: { default: { appenders: ["file"], level: "info" } }
   });
-
-  test("file appender SIGHUP handler leak", t => {
-    const log4js = require("../../lib/log4js");
-    const initialListeners = process.listenerCount("SIGHUP");
-    log4js.configure({
-      appenders: {
-        file: { type: "file", filename: "test.log" }
-      },
-      categories: { default: { appenders: ["file"], level: "info" } }
-    });
-    log4js.shutdown(() => {
-      t.equal(process.listenerCount("SIGHUP"), initialListeners);
-      t.end();
-    });
+  t.plan(2);
+  t.equal(process.listenerCount("SIGHUP"), initialListeners + 1);
+  log4js.shutdown(() => {
+    t.equal(process.listenerCount("SIGHUP"), initialListeners);
+    t.end();
   });
-
-}
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+});
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