diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit/test/actions/watch.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit/test/actions/watch.test.ts
index e179abb934082..c060b126f4ce3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit/test/actions/watch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/toolkit/test/actions/watch.test.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ describe('watch', () => {
     expect(deploySpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), 'watch', expect.objectContaining({
       cloudWatchLogMonitor: expect.anything(), // Not undefined
     }));
+
+    // Deactivate the cloudWatchLogMonitor that we created, otherwise the tests won't exit
+    (deploySpy.mock.calls[0]?.[2] as any).cloudWatchLogMonitor?.deactivate();
   });
 
   describe.each([