diff --git a/nat-lab/tests/conftest.py b/nat-lab/tests/conftest.py
index 73ff3e610..fadb31317 100644
--- a/nat-lab/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/nat-lab/tests/conftest.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ async def kill_natlab_processes():
 
 
 PRETEST_CLEANUPS = [
-    kill_natlab_processes,
+    # kill_natlab_processes,
 ]