diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/expire-item.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/expire-item.bro
index dd915b3a03..690a461ea4 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/expire-item.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/expire-item.bro
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 1.2.3.4	Intel::ADDR	source1	this host is bad	http://some-data-distributor.com/1
 # @TEST-END-FILE
 
-@load frameworks/communication/listen
 @load frameworks/intel/do_expire
 
+redef exit_only_after_terminate = T;
+
 redef Intel::read_files += { "../intel.dat" };
 redef enum Intel::Where += { SOMEWHERE };
 redef Intel::item_expiration = 9sec;
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ event do_it()
 
 	if ( runs < 6 )
 		schedule 3sec { do_it() };
+	else
+		terminate();
 	}
 
 event Intel::match(s: Intel::Seen, items: set[Intel::Item])
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/match-subnet.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/match-subnet.bro
index 1e25868de1..8e3fe74116 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/match-subnet.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/match-subnet.bro
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 192.168.128.0/18	Intel::SUBNET	source1	this subnetwork might be baaad	http://some-data-distributor.com/5
 # @TEST-END-FILE
 
-@load frameworks/communication/listen
+redef exit_only_after_terminate = T;
 
 redef Intel::read_files += { "../intel.dat" };
 redef enum Intel::Where += { SOMEWHERE };
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/remove-non-existing.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/remove-non-existing.bro
index 379d132834..1885f5bcf8 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/remove-non-existing.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/intel/remove-non-existing.bro
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 192.168.1.1	Intel::ADDR	source1	this host is just plain baaad	http://some-data-distributor.com/1
 # @TEST-END-FILE
 
-@load frameworks/communication/listen
+redef exit_only_after_terminate = T;
 
 redef Intel::read_files += { "../intel.dat" };
 redef enum Intel::Where += { SOMEWHERE };