diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/integrated_helpers.py b/nova/tests/functional/integrated_helpers.py
index e977acc3358a..d02776720c58 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/integrated_helpers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/integrated_helpers.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class _IntegratedTestBase(test.TestCase):
 
         # TODO(mriedem): Fix the functional tests to work with Neutron.
         self.flags(use_neutron=self.USE_NEUTRON)
+        self.flags(keep_alive=False, group="wsgi")
 
         nova.tests.unit.image.fake.stub_out_image_service(self)
         self._setup_services()