diff --git a/functionaltests/proftest.c b/functionaltests/proftest.c
index dda1cd90..b4f0017f 100644
--- a/functionaltests/proftest.c
+++ b/functionaltests/proftest.c
@@ -160,12 +160,14 @@ init_prof_test(void **state)
 void
 close_prof_test(void **state)
 {
+    prof_input("/quit");
+    waitpid(exp_pid, NULL, 0);
+    stbbr_stop();
     _cleanup_dirs();
 
     setenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", config_orig, 1);
     setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", data_orig, 1);
 
-    stbbr_stop();
 }
 
 void