diff --git a/.circleci/run_tests.sh b/.circleci/run_tests.sh
index b6bc422..41aae91 100644
--- a/.circleci/run_tests.sh
+++ b/.circleci/run_tests.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ PGPASSWORD=sharding_user pgbench -h 127.0.0.1 -U sharding_user shard1 -i
 PGPASSWORD=sharding_user pgbench -h 127.0.0.1 -U sharding_user shard2 -i
 
 # Start Toxiproxy
+kill -9 $(pgrep toxiproxy) || true
 LOG_LEVEL=error toxiproxy-server &
 sleep 1
 
@@ -177,3 +178,6 @@ killall pgcat -s SIGINT
 
 # Allow for graceful shutdown
 sleep 1
+
+kill -9 $(pgrep toxiproxy)
+sleep 1