diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/mining.py b/tests/functional_tests/mining.py
index ad646417e..d067c25e1 100755
--- a/tests/functional_tests/mining.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/mining.py
@@ -170,5 +170,15 @@ class MiningTest():
             assert res.hash == block_hash
 
 
+class Guard:
+    def __enter__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        daemon = Daemon()
+        try: daemon.stop_mining()
+        except: pass
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    MiningTest().run_test()
+    with Guard() as guard:
+        MiningTest().run_test()