diff --git a/packages/web3/test/cjs_black_box/package.json b/packages/web3/test/cjs_black_box/package.json
index e5041d08c1d..a0fcd9a4d7b 100644
--- a/packages/web3/test/cjs_black_box/package.json
+++ b/packages/web3/test/cjs_black_box/package.json
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 	"type": "commonjs",
 	"scripts": {
 		"test:geth:http": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=geth WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=http://localhost:8545 jest",
-		"test:geth:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=geth WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=ws://localhost:8545 jest --forceExit",
+		"test:geth:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=geth WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=ws://localhost:8545 jest",
 		"test:infura:http": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=infura jest",
-		"test:infura:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=infura jest --forceExit"
+		"test:infura:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=infura jest"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"web3": "5.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/web3/test/esm_black_box/package.json b/packages/web3/test/esm_black_box/package.json
index 252793ca6cc..095ac51eb27 100644
--- a/packages/web3/test/esm_black_box/package.json
+++ b/packages/web3/test/esm_black_box/package.json
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"test:hardhat:http": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=hardhat WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=http://localhost:8545 jest",
 		"test:geth:http": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=geth WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=http://localhost:8545 jest",
-		"test:geth:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=geth WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=ws://localhost:8545 jest --forceExit",
+		"test:geth:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=geth WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_PROVIDER=ws://localhost:8545 jest",
 		"test:infura:http": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=infura jest",
-		"test:infura:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=infura jest --forceExit"
+		"test:infura:ws": "WEB3_SYSTEM_TEST_BACKEND=infura jest"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"web3": "5.0.0"