diff --git a/src/test/test-namespace.c b/src/test/test-namespace.c
index b301f3ea4b..4b12e020e2 100644
--- a/src/test/test-namespace.c
+++ b/src/test/test-namespace.c
@@ -416,7 +416,11 @@ TEST(namespace_get_leader) {
                         ASSERT_TRUE(!pidref_equal(&pid2, &leader));
                         ASSERT_TRUE(!pidref_equal(&original, &leader));
                         ASSERT_TRUE(!pidref_equal(&grandparent, &leader));
+
+                        _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
                 }
+
+                _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
         }
 }