diff --git a/tests/CUDAMemHelpersTest.cpp b/tests/CUDAMemHelpersTest.cpp
index 8c08d74f0..e095333a7 100644
--- a/tests/CUDAMemHelpersTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/CUDAMemHelpersTest.cpp
@@ -154,37 +154,42 @@ TEST_CASE("IndexerThreadPool_FFTIndexerWaitsForGPUWorkBeside", "[CUDAMemHelpers]
                 }
             }
     };
-    IndexerThreadPool probe(settings, IndexerConstruction::OnFirstUse, /*beside=*/true);
-    IndexerThreadPool pool(settings, IndexerConstruction::OnFirstUse);
+    // The pools' indexers go back to the allocation pool when they are destroyed; trim it after them, so
+    // the next test finds the card free.
+    {
+        IndexerThreadPool probe(settings, IndexerConstruction::OnFirstUse, /*beside=*/true);
+        IndexerThreadPool pool(settings, IndexerConstruction::OnFirstUse);
 
-    fill();
-    {
-        GPUWorkBeside work;
-        CHECK(probe.Run(x, recip).error != nullptr);
-    }
-    {
-        std::optional<GPUImagePass> image_pass(std::in_place);
-        std::thread ends([&] {
-            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
-            held.reset();
-            image_pass.reset();
-        });
-        GPUWorkBeside work;
-        CHECK(probe.Run(x, recip).error == nullptr);
-        ends.join();
-    }
+        fill();
+        {
+            GPUWorkBeside work;
+            CHECK(probe.Run(x, recip).error != nullptr);
+        }
+        {
+            std::optional<GPUImagePass> image_pass(std::in_place);
+            std::thread ends([&] {
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+                held.reset();
+                image_pass.reset();
+            });
+            GPUWorkBeside work;
+            CHECK(probe.Run(x, recip).error == nullptr);
+            ends.join();
+        }
 
-    fill();
-    {
-        std::optional<GPUWorkBeside> work(std::in_place);
-        std::thread ends([&] {
-            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
-            held.reset();
-            work.reset();
-        });
-        CHECK(pool.Run(x, recip).error == nullptr);
-        ends.join();
+        fill();
+        {
+            std::optional<GPUWorkBeside> work(std::in_place);
+            std::thread ends([&] {
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+                held.reset();
+                work.reset();
+            });
+            CHECK(pool.Run(x, recip).error == nullptr);
+            ends.join();
+        }
     }
+    cuda_trim_allocation_pool();
 }
 
 #endif