diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/ExecUtil.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/ExecUtil.java
index 820eb6b25d..e6122bd893 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/ExecUtil.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/ExecUtil.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
         outputStringRedirect = null;
 
         //gc process with its streams
-        proc = null;
+        //proc = null;
 
         return output;
     }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
         logger.log(Level.INFO, aCommand + " exit value: " + exitVal);
 
         //gc process with its streams
-        proc = null;
+        //proc = null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/script/regression.py b/test/script/regression.py
index dab7fb032a..5e8025fb5d 100755
--- a/test/script/regression.py
+++ b/test/script/regression.py
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ class TestRunner(object):
 
         Reports.generate_reports(test_data)
         if(not test_data.overall_passed):
+            diffFiles = [ f for f in os.listdir(test_data.output_path) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(test_data.output_path,f)) ]
+            for f in diffFiles:
+               if f.endswith("Diff.txt"):
+                  Errors.add_email_attachment(os.path.join(test_data.output_path, f))
             Errors.add_email_attachment(test_data.common_log_path)
         return logres