diff --git a/ert_shared/services/_base_service.py b/ert_shared/services/_base_service.py
index 415ec5046d1..595d8f689e3 100644
--- a/ert_shared/services/_base_service.py
+++ b/ert_shared/services/_base_service.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import threading
 import json
 import time
+import atexit
+import signal
 
 from select import select, PIPE_BUF
 from subprocess import Popen, TimeoutExpired
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
     TypeVar,
     Union,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Set,
 )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -32,6 +35,21 @@
 ConnInfo = Union[Mapping[str, Any], Exception, None]
 
 
+SERVICE_NAMES: Set[str] = set()
+
+
+@atexit.register
+def cleanup_service_files():
+    for service_name in SERVICE_NAMES:
+        file = Path(f"{service_name}_server.json")
+        if file.exists():
+            file.unlink()
+
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, cleanup_service_files)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, cleanup_service_files)
+
+
 def local_exec_args(script_args: Union[str, List[str]]) -> List[str]:
     """
     Convenience function that returns the exec_args for executing a Python
@@ -94,6 +112,10 @@ def __init__(
 
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env["ERT_COMM_FD"] = str(fd_write)
+
+        global SERVICE_NAMES
+        SERVICE_NAMES.add(self._service_name)
+
         self._proc = Popen(
             self._exec_args,
             pass_fds=(fd_write,),
diff --git a/tests/ert_tests/services/test_base_service.py b/tests/ert_tests/services/test_base_service.py
index 69b077ec704..ce22a224ede 100644
--- a/tests/ert_tests/services/test_base_service.py
+++ b/tests/ert_tests/services/test_base_service.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     ServerBootFail,
     BaseService,
     local_exec_args,
+    cleanup_service_files,
+    SERVICE_NAMES,
 )
 import time
 
@@ -301,3 +303,24 @@ def test_local_exec_args_multi():
     assert exec_args[0] == sys.executable
     assert exec_args[2] == "foo"
     assert exec_args[3] == "-bar"
+
+
+def test_cleanup_service_files(tmpdir):
+    storage_service_name = "storage"
+    storage_service_file = f"{storage_service_name}_server.json"
+    with open(storage_service_file, "w") as f:
+        f.write("storage_service info")
+    assert Path(storage_service_file).exists()
+    SERVICE_NAMES.add(storage_service_name)
+
+    webviz_service_name = "webviz-ert"
+    webviz_service_file = f"{webviz_service_name}_server.json"
+    with open(webviz_service_file, "w") as f:
+        f.write("webviz-ert info")
+    assert Path(webviz_service_file).exists()
+    SERVICE_NAMES.add(webviz_service_name)
+
+    cleanup_service_files()
+
+    assert not Path(storage_service_file).exists()
+    assert not Path(webviz_service_file).exists()