throw toThrow
    }

    /** Adds a task to kill an elasticsearch node with the given pidfile */
    private TaskProvider<AntFixtureStop> createStopTask() {
        final AntFixture fixture = this
        TaskProvider<AntFixtureStop> stop = project.tasks.register("${name}#stop", AntFixtureStop)
        stop.configure {
            it.fixture = fixture
        }
        fixture.finalizedBy(stop)
        return stop