diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/metric/MetricsConfigurationTest.java b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/metric/MetricsConfigurationTest.java
index 9041b4bb8b239..704907816c32a 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/metric/MetricsConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/metric/MetricsConfigurationTest.java
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ public void checkOnStartAndRestart(IgniteBiInClosureX<IgniteEx, IgniteEx> afterS
 
             afterStart.apply(g0, g1);
 
-            g0.close();
-            g1.close();
+            stopGrid("persistent-0", false);
+            stopGrid("persistent-1", false);
 
             g0 = startGrid("persistent-0");
             g1 = startGrid("persistent-1");