diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eef148b..6299cfe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,15 +247,6 @@ succeeded.
 
 Whether the flightplan is aborted or not.
 
-### flightplan.abort()
-
-Calling this method will abort the flightplan and prevent any further
-flights from being executed.
-
-```javascript
-plan.abort();
-```
-
 <!-- End lib/flightplan.js -->
 
 <!-- Start lib/transport/index.js -->
diff --git a/lib/flight.js b/lib/flight.js
index 9d1375f..6448aa2 100644
--- a/lib/flight.js
+++ b/lib/flight.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Flight.prototype = {
   },
 
   abort: function(msg) {
+    this.status.aborted = true;
+    this.status.crashRecordings = msg;
+    this.flightplan.abort();
     throw new Error(msg);
   },
 
@@ -45,15 +48,15 @@ Flight.prototype = {
         try {
           this.fn(transport);
         } catch(e) {
-          this.status.aborted = true;
-          this.status.crashRecordings = e.message || null;
-          this.flightplan.abort();
-        }
-        transport.close();
+          this.abort(e.message);
+        } finally {
+          transport.close();
+
+          this.status.executionTime = process.hrtime(t);
 
-        this.status.executionTime = process.hrtime(t);
+          return future.return();
+        }
 
-        return future.return();
       }.bind(this)).run();
 
       return future;
diff --git a/lib/flightplan.js b/lib/flightplan.js
index ac2bd7e..0fb6189 100644
--- a/lib/flightplan.js
+++ b/lib/flightplan.js
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ Flightplan.prototype = {
     return this;
   },
 
-
   /**
    * Whether the flightplan is aborted or not.
    *
@@ -237,16 +236,6 @@ Flightplan.prototype = {
     return this.status.aborted;
   },
 
-  /**
-   * Calling this method will abort the flightplan and prevent any further
-   * flights from being executed.
-   *
-   * ```javascript
-   * plan.abort();
-   * ```
-   *
-   * @method abort()
-   */
   abort: function() {
     this.status.aborted = true;
   },
@@ -293,12 +282,11 @@ Flightplan.prototype = {
 
         var status = flight.getStatus()
           , flightNumber = this.logger.format('%s/%s', i+1, len).magenta
-          , executionTime = prettyTime(status.executionTime).magenta
-          , crashReason = !status.crashRecordings
-                                          ? ''
-                                          : this.logger.format('when %s', status.crashRecordings);
+          , executionTime = prettyTime(status.executionTime).magenta;
 
         if(flight.isAborted()) {
+          var crashReason = !status.crashRecordings ? ''
+                                          : this.logger.format('when %s', status.crashRecordings);
           this.logger.error('Flight'.error, flightNumber, 'aborted after'.error
                                                                     , executionTime, crashReason);
           this.logger.space();
diff --git a/lib/remote.js b/lib/remote.js
index 88682ce..579050b 100644
--- a/lib/remote.js
+++ b/lib/remote.js
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ function RemoteFlight(flightplan, fn) {
   RemoteFlight.super_.call(this, flightplan, SSHTransport, fn);
 
   if(!this.flightplan.briefing()) {
-    this.logger.error("You can't do remote flights without a briefing.");
-    this.flightplan.abort();
+    this.abort("You can't do remote flights without a briefing.");
   }
 }
 
@@ -26,16 +25,15 @@ RemoteFlight.prototype.__start = function() {
       try {
         flight.fn(transport);
       } catch(e) {
-        this.status.aborted = true;
-        this.status.crashRecordings = e.message || null;
-        this.flightplan.abort();
-      }
-      transport.close();
+        this.abort(e.message);
+      } finally {
+        transport.close();
 
-      flight.status.executionTime = process.hrtime(t);
-      this.status.executionTime = flight.status.executionTime;
+        flight.status.executionTime = process.hrtime(t);
+        this.status.executionTime = flight.status.executionTime;
 
-      return future.return();
+        return future.return();
+      }
     }.bind(this)).run();
 
     return future;
diff --git a/lib/transport/shell.js b/lib/transport/shell.js
index 8d1534a..85f3529 100644
--- a/lib/transport/shell.js
+++ b/lib/transport/shell.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ ShellTransport.prototype.__exec = function(cmd, args, options) {
       this.logger.warn(this.logger.format('failed safely').warn, 'with exit code:', ret.code);
     } else {
       this.logger.error(this.logger.format('failed').error, 'with exit code:', ret.code);
-      fiber.throwInto(new Error(this.logger.format('`%s` failed on localhost', cmd.white)));
+      fiber.throwInto(new Error(this.logger.format('`%s` failed on %s'
+                                                          , cmd.white, 'localhost'.warn)));
     }
     fiber.run(ret);
   }.bind(this));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4df3f81..7442aad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "flightplan",
   "description": "Library for streamlining application deployment or systems administration tasks",
-  "version": "0.3.3",
+  "version": "0.3.4",
   "author": "Patrick Stadler <patrick.stadler@gmail.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "deploy",