diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01268_procfs_metrics.sh b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01268_procfs_metrics.sh
index acf282ffd67..c1697edd632 100755
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01268_procfs_metrics.sh
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01268_procfs_metrics.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ timeout $TIMEOUT bash -c show_processes_func &
 wait
 
 # otherwise it can be alive after test
-$CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT -q "KILL QUERY WHERE query='SELECT * FROM numbers(600000000) FORMAT Null SETTINGS max_threads = 1'" 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null
+query_alive=$($CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "SELECT count() FROM system.processes WHERE query ILIKE 'SELECT * FROM numbers(600000000)%'")
+while [[ $query_alive != 0 ]]
+do
+    $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT -q "KILL QUERY WHERE query ilike '%SELECT * FROM numbers(600000000)%'" 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null
+    sleep 0.5
+    query_alive=$($CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "SELECT count() FROM system.processes WHERE query ILIKE 'SELECT * FROM numbers(600000000)%'")
+done
 
 echo "Test OK"