diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/replication/TestReplicationWorker.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/replication/TestReplicationWorker.java
index 8caad1178c3..a9914233899 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/replication/TestReplicationWorker.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/replication/TestReplicationWorker.java
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ private void testRepairedNotAdheringPlacementPolicyLedgerFragments(
 
         baseClientConf.setProperty("reppDnsResolverClass", StaticDNSResolver.class.getName());
         baseClientConf.setProperty("enforceStrictZoneawarePlacement", false);
+        bkc.close();
         bkc = new BookKeeperTestClient(baseClientConf) {
             @Override
             protected EnsemblePlacementPolicy initializeEnsemblePlacementPolicy(ClientConfiguration conf,
@@ -1357,6 +1358,8 @@ protected EnsemblePlacementPolicy initializeEnsemblePlacementPolicy(ClientConfig
         if (checkReplicationStats == null) {
             rw.shutdown();
         }
+        baseConf.setRepairedPlacementPolicyNotAdheringBookieEnable(false);
+        bookKeeper.close();
     }
 
     private EnsemblePlacementPolicy buildRackAwareEnsemblePlacementPolicy(List<BookieId> bookieIds) {