diff --git a/test/quicer_SUITE.erl b/test/quicer_SUITE.erl
index 1b3ded39..7e683efc 100644
--- a/test/quicer_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/quicer_SUITE.erl
@@ -1770,6 +1770,7 @@ tc_stream_start_flag_fail_blocked(Config) ->
     {quic, start_completed, Stm,
              #{status := stream_limit_reached, stream_id := StreamID}} ->
       %% Then stream start should fail with reason stream_limit_reached
+      quicer:close_stream(Stm, ?QUIC_STREAM_SHUTDOWN_FLAG_ABORT bor ?QUIC_STREAM_SHUTDOWN_FLAG_IMMEDIATE, 0, 1000),
       ct:pal("Stream ~p limit reached", [StreamID]);
     {quic, start_completed, Stm,
              #{status := AtomStatus, stream_id := StreamID, is_peer_accepted := _PeerAccepted}