diff --git a/src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm b/src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm
index af13c320e9c..99c1e85e1a3 100644
--- a/src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm
+++ b/src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ sub teardown_node
 {
 	my $self = shift;
 
-	$self->stop('immediate');
+	$self->stop();
 	return;
 }