diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ddad618a..eb5dcb7d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "local:start": "cd scripts/localdev; ./start.sh",
         "local:setup": "cd scripts/localdev; ./deploy.sh",
         "local:test": "cd scripts/localdev; npx mocha --require mocha-suppress-logs ../e2e/",
-        "local:ci": "cd scripts/localdev; (./start.sh &); ./ci.sh",
+        "local:ci": "cd scripts/localdev; (./start.sh &); ./ci.sh; ./stop.sh",
         "local:chainonly": "cd scripts/localdev; LOCAL_CHAIN_ONLY=true ./start.sh",
         "local:axelaronly": "cd scripts/localdev; node axelar_setup.js",
         "stop": "cd scripts/localdev; ./stop.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/localdev/ci.sh b/scripts/localdev/ci.sh
index f21a19cc..2812d922 100755
--- a/scripts/localdev/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/localdev/ci.sh
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ do
 done
 
 ./deploy.sh
-npx mocha --require mocha-suppress-logs ../e2e/
-./stop.sh
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+npx mocha --require mocha-suppress-logs ../e2e/
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