diff --git a/tests/check_pm_declare.sh.in b/tests/check_pm_declare.sh.in
index 4549a6c810b3233b0b9133a0c73b54afda64050a..9315032cb3bccad447addf9fc36984060b202287 100644
--- a/tests/check_pm_declare.sh.in
+++ b/tests/check_pm_declare.sh.in
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export MSTRO_POOL_MANAGER_INFO
 # start listener
 (env MSTRO_LOG_LEVEL=0 ${TELEMETRY_CMD} \
      --workflow ${MSTRO_WORKFLOW_NAME}  \
+     --terminate-after "C2"             \
      --component Telemetry-Vampire      \
      --max-idle 4 --destination stderr --verbose ) || exit 99 &