diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
index a25b04e161..f0bca3aa2e 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ TEST(vnodeApiTest, test_create_table_encode_and_decode_function) {
 #endif
 
 TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
+  vnodeDestroy("vnode1");
+
   GTEST_ASSERT_GE(vnodeInit(2), 0);
 
   // Create and open a vnode