diff --git a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
index f9ebae81e4cf..d9ea0c668174 100644
--- a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ test_kill_ipfs_daemon() {
   '
 
   test_expect_success "'ipfs daemon' can be killed" '
-    test_kill_repeat_10_sec $IPFS_PID
+    test_kill_repeat_10_sec $IPFS_PID && ipfs repo fsck
   '
 }