diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts
index 372f9a23b7..6415b856c9 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/server.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { getRandomPort, waitForPort } from 'get-port-please'
 import { fetch as _fetch, $fetch as _$fetch, FetchOptions } from 'ohmyfetch'
 import { useTestContext } from './context'
 
-export async function listen () {
+export async function startServer () {
   const ctx = useTestContext()
+  await stopServer()
   const port = await getRandomPort()
   ctx.url = 'http://localhost:' + port
   ctx.serverProcess = execa('node', [
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export async function listen () {
     resolve(ctx.nuxt.options.nitro.output.dir, 'server/index.mjs')
   ], {
     env: {
+      ...process.env,
       PORT: String(port),
       NODE_ENV: 'test'
     }
@@ -20,6 +22,13 @@ export async function listen () {
   await waitForPort(port, { retries: 8 })
 }
 
+export async function stopServer () {
+  const ctx = useTestContext()
+  if (ctx.serverProcess) {
+    await ctx.serverProcess.kill()
+  }
+}
+
 export function fetch (path: string, options?: any) {
   return _fetch(url(path), options)
 }
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/setup/index.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/setup/index.ts
index addfafcfe0..5b33673c87 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/setup/index.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/setup/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createTestContext, setTestContext } from '../context'
 import { loadFixture, buildFixture } from '../nuxt'
-import { listen } from '../server'
+import { startServer, stopServer } from '../server'
 import { createBrowser } from '../browser'
 import type { TestHooks, TestOptions } from '../types'
 import setupJest from './jest'
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ export function createTest (options: Partial<TestOptions>): TestHooks {
 
   const afterAll = async () => {
     if (ctx.serverProcess) {
-      ctx.serverProcess.kill()
+      setTestContext(ctx)
+      await stopServer()
+      setTestContext(undefined)
     }
     if (ctx.nuxt && ctx.nuxt.options.dev) {
       await ctx.nuxt.close()
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export function createTest (options: Partial<TestOptions>): TestHooks {
     }
 
     if (ctx.options.server) {
-      await listen()
+      await startServer()
     }
 
     if (ctx.options.waitFor) {