diff --git a/tests/msc_vlr/msc_vlr_tests.c b/tests/msc_vlr/msc_vlr_tests.c
index 4a17789..ffe35f7 100644
--- a/tests/msc_vlr/msc_vlr_tests.c
+++ b/tests/msc_vlr/msc_vlr_tests.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,8 @@
 {
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
 
+	osmo_fsm_term_safely(true);
+
 	msc_vlr_tests_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 0, "msc_vlr_tests_ctx");
 	msgb_ctx = msgb_talloc_ctx_init(msc_vlr_tests_ctx, 0);
 	osmo_init_logging2(msc_vlr_tests_ctx, &info);