diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/id_value.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/id_value.bro
index c5d1d063f5..ffbb9a10cf 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/id_value.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/id_value.bro
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ redef test_var = "This is the value from the controllee";
 event Control::id_value_response(id: string, val: string)
 	{
 	print fmt("Got an id_value_response(%s, %s) event", id, val);
+	terminate();
 	}