diff --git a/src/tests/mpi_test.sh b/src/tests/mpi_test.sh
index 1cde01784..20d4fba76 100755
--- a/src/tests/mpi_test.sh
+++ b/src/tests/mpi_test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ $mpi_cmd -n $n_client $extra_cmd $test_exe $test_args
 ret="$?"
 # and shutdown the SERVER before exiting
 echo "Close server"
-echo "$mpi_cmd -n 1 $extra_cmd ./close_server"
-$mpi_cmd -n 1 $extra_cmd ./close_server
+echo "$mpi_cmd -n $n_servers $extra_cmd ./close_server"
+$mpi_cmd -n $n_servers $extra_cmd ./close_server
 exit $ret