diff --git a/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm_jobstep/__init__.py b/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm_jobstep/__init__.py
index 66b08b6..cc84692 100644
--- a/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm_jobstep/__init__.py
+++ b/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm_jobstep/__init__.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from typing import Generator, List
 from snakemake_interface_executor_plugins.executors.base import SubmittedJobInfo
-from snakemake_interface_executor_plugins.executors.real import RealExecutor
+from snakemake_interface_executor_plugins.executors.remote import RemoteExecutor
 from snakemake_interface_executor_plugins.jobs import (
     JobExecutorInterface,
 )
@@ -37,22 +38,14 @@
 
 # Required:
 # Implementation of your executor
-class Executor(RealExecutor):
+class Executor(RemoteExecutor):
     def __post_init__(self):
         # These environment variables are set by SLURM.
         # only needed for commented out jobstep handling below
         self.jobid = os.getenv("SLURM_JOB_ID")
+        self.jobs = dict()
 
     def run_job(self, job: JobExecutorInterface):
-        # Implement here how to run a job.
-        # You can access the job's resources, etc.
-        # via the job object.
-        # After submitting the job, you have to call
-        # self.report_job_submission(job_info).
-        # with job_info being of type
-        # snakemake_interface_executor_plugins.executors.base.SubmittedJobInfo.
-
-        jobsteps = dict()
         # TODO revisit special handling for group job levels via srun at a later stage
         # if job.is_group():
 
@@ -113,16 +106,27 @@ def run_job(self, job: JobExecutorInterface):
 
         # this dict is to support the to be implemented feature of oversubscription in
         # "ordinary" group jobs.
-        jobsteps[job] = subprocess.Popen(call, shell=True)
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(call, shell=True)
+        job_info = SubmittedJobInfo(job, aux={"proc": proc})
 
-        job_info = SubmittedJobInfo(job)
         self.report_job_submission(job_info)
 
-        # wait until all steps are finished
-        if any(proc.wait() != 0 for proc in jobsteps.values()):
-            self.report_job_error(job_info)
-        else:
-            self.report_job_success(job_info)
+    async def check_active_jobs(
+        self, active_jobs: List[SubmittedJobInfo]
+    ) -> Generator[SubmittedJobInfo, None, None]:
+        for active_job in active_jobs:
+            ret = active_job.aux["proc"].poll()
+            if ret is not None:
+                if ret != 0:
+                    self.report_job_error(active_job)
+                else:
+                    self.report_job_success(active_job)
+            else:
+                yield active_job
+
+    def cancel_jobs(self, active_jobs: List[SubmittedJobInfo]):
+        for active_job in active_jobs:
+            active_job.aux["proc"].terminate()
 
     def cancel(self):
         pass