diff --git a/apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderInstanceRegistryLive.test.ts b/apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderInstanceRegistryLive.test.ts
index 4d383a7dd16b..1b6f23b08ebc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderInstanceRegistryLive.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderInstanceRegistryLive.test.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,14 @@ const makeTildeProviderFixtures = Effect.fn(
       "    },",
       '  }) + "\\n");',
       "});",
-      "setInterval(() => {}, 1_000);",
+      "// Stay alive for follow-up control requests, but never outlive the",
+      "// parent: the probe aborts the SDK without awaiting the child, so an",
+      "// unconditional interval would strand this process until reboot.",
+      "const keepAlive = setInterval(() => {}, 1_000);",
+      'lines.on("close", () => {',
+      "  clearInterval(keepAlive);",
+      "  process.exit(0);",
+      "});",
       "",
     ].join("\n"),
   );