diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9bc576dcf9de328032037162f0c882e7ccbf4057..9fefa61f8cdea9e44308a4c1d4446f7916efdcb8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ matrix:
           - python3-pip
           - python3-setuptools
           - valgrind
+          - psmisc
 
     before_script:
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ matrix:
           - python3-pip
           - python3-setuptools
           - lcov
+          - psmisc
 
     before_script:
       - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
diff --git a/tests/pytest/test.py b/tests/pytest/test.py
index 9d76b0a70e56d9a749b8ba5de7ca57c896809aa6..ab08b08db2dad6af2f9844a2da9797fc0f500d40 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/test.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/test.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             time.sleep(1)
             processID = subprocess.check_output(psCmd, shell=True)
 
+        fuserCmd = "fuser -k -n tcp 6030"
+        subprocess.check_output(fuserCmd, shell=True)
+
         tdLog.info('stop All dnodes')
         sys.exit(0)