diff --git a/test/private-api/media.e2e-spec.ts b/test/private-api/media.e2e-spec.ts
index 2fc5f7c9a..5920ab3e5 100644
--- a/test/private-api/media.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/private-api/media.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ describe('Media', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     // Delete the upload folder
-    await fs.rmdir(uploadPath);
+    await fs.rmdir(uploadPath, { recursive: true });
+    await app.close();
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/public-api/media.e2e-spec.ts b/test/public-api/media.e2e-spec.ts
index 97d35eb86..78a95b56f 100644
--- a/test/public-api/media.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/public-api/media.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ describe('Media', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     // Delete the upload folder
-    await fs.rmdir(uploadPath);
+    await fs.rmdir(uploadPath, { recursive: true });
+    await app.close();
   });
 });