diff --git a/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java b/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java
index 39f5e980af..a8c948c25d 100644
--- a/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java
+++ b/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ public class Instance extends IsolatedExecutor implements IInvokableInstance
 
             error = parallelRun(error, executor,
                     () -> StorageService.instance.setRpcReady(false),
+                    () -> StorageService.instance.setIsShutdownUnsafeForTests(true),
                     CassandraDaemon.getInstanceForTesting()::destroyClientTransports);
 
             if (config.has(GOSSIP) || config.has(NETWORK))