diff --git a/test/check-application b/test/check-application
index 88cdff838..5864d88a0 100755
--- a/test/check-application
+++ b/test/check-application
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class TestApplication(testlib.MachineCase):
         self.machine.execute("systemctl --global disable podman.socket")
 
         self.addCleanup(self.machine.execute, "killall -9 podman || true")
+        self.addCleanup(self.machine.execute, "killall -9 /usr/bin/podman || true")
 
         self.allow_journal_messages("/run.*/podman/podman: couldn't connect.*")
         self.allow_journal_messages(".*/run.*/podman/podman.*Connection reset by peer")