diff --git a/test/fixtures/clustered-server/app.js b/test/fixtures/clustered-server/app.js
index 86d66c5e88..4053cd3af2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/clustered-server/app.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/clustered-server/app.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
   cluster.on('online', function() {
     if (++workersOnline === NUMBER_OF_WORKERS) {
       console.error('all workers are running');
-      for (var key in cluster.workers) {
-        cluster.workers[key].disconnect();
-      }
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-debug-cluster.js b/test/simple/test-debug-cluster.js
index 18e8ffaef0..c0963c35a9 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-debug-cluster.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-debug-cluster.js
@@ -35,11 +35,16 @@ child.stderr.on('data', function(data) {
 
   if (line === 'all workers are running') {
     assertOutputLines();
+    process.exit();
   } else {
     outputLines = outputLines.concat(lines);
   }
 });
 
+process.on('exit', function onExit() {
+  child.kill();
+});
+
 var assertOutputLines = common.mustCall(function() {
   var expectedLines = [
     'Debugger listening on port ' + 5858,
diff --git a/test/simple/test-debug-port-cluster.js b/test/simple/test-debug-port-cluster.js
index 7e71dffd55..34ae3a0293 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-debug-port-cluster.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-debug-port-cluster.js
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ child.stderr.on('data', function(data) {
 
   if (line === 'all workers are running') {
     assertOutputLines();
+    process.exit();
   } else {
     outputLines = outputLines.concat(lines);
   }
 });
 
+process.on('exit', function onExit() {
+  child.kill();
+});
+
 var assertOutputLines = common.mustCall(function() {
   var expectedLines = [
     'Debugger listening on port ' + port,