diff --git a/src/ca/acctst.c b/src/ca/acctst.c
index 83ecd4add..03aacdde6 100644
--- a/src/ca/acctst.c
+++ b/src/ca/acctst.c
@@ -2022,6 +2022,12 @@ void verifyTimeStamps ( chid chan )
     printf ("Time difference between client and server %g sec\n", diff );
 }
 
+void verifyImmediateTearDown ()
+{
+    ca_task_initialize ();
+    ca_task_exit ();
+}
+
 int acctst ( char *pName, unsigned channelCount, unsigned repetitionCount )
 {
     chid chan;
@@ -2034,6 +2040,8 @@ int acctst ( char *pName, unsigned channelCount, unsigned repetitionCount )
 
     epicsEnvSet ( "EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES", "10000000" ); 
 
+    verifyImmediateTearDown ();
+
     verifyDataTypeMacros ();
 
     connections = ca_get_ioc_connection_count ();