diff --git a/tests/scripts/test055-valregex b/tests/scripts/test055-valregex
index 4c18a0ce2c..0ab69aef38 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test055-valregex
+++ b/tests/scripts/test055-valregex
@@ -103,13 +103,15 @@ replace: sn
 sn: James A Jones 1
 EOMODS
 RC=$?
+
+test $KILLSERVERS != no && kill -HUP $KILLPIDS
+
 case $RC in
 0)
 	echo "ldapmodify succeed as expected"
 	;;
 *)
 	echo "ldapmodify failed ($RC)!"
-	test $KILLSERVERS != no && kill -HUP $KILLPIDS
 	exit $RC
 	;;
 esac