diff --git a/test/run-tests.c b/test/run-tests.c
index f7a868cb..fca3a6cb 100644
--- a/test/run-tests.c
+++ b/test/run-tests.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int maybe_run_test(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   if (strcmp(argv[1], "spawn_helper4") == 0) {
-    uv_sleep(10000);
-    return 1;
+    /* Never surrender, never return! */
+    while (1) uv_sleep(10000);
   }
 
   return run_test(argv[1], TEST_TIMEOUT, 0);