diff --git a/supervisor/tests/test_socket_manager.py b/supervisor/tests/test_socket_manager.py
index 4f20bca4f..f4fdf8db2 100644
--- a/supervisor/tests/test_socket_manager.py
+++ b/supervisor/tests/test_socket_manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Test suite for supervisor.socket_manager"""
 
+import gc
 import os
 import unittest
 import socket
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def test_on_delete(self):
         proxy = self._makeOne(Subject(), on_delete=self.setOnDeleteCalled)
         self.assertEqual(5, proxy.getValue())
         proxy = None
+        gc_collect()
         self.assertTrue(self.on_deleteCalled)
 
 class ReferenceCounterTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -91,6 +93,9 @@ def test_decr_at_zero_raises_error(self):
 
 class SocketManagerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        gc_collect()
+
     def _getTargetClass(self):
         from supervisor.socket_manager import SocketManager
         return SocketManager
@@ -154,10 +159,12 @@ def test_socket_lifecycle(self):
         self.assertTrue(sock_manager.is_prepared())
         self.assertFalse(sock_manager.socket.close_called)
         sock = None
+        gc_collect()
         # Socket not actually closed yet b/c ref ct is 1
         self.assertTrue(sock_manager.is_prepared())
         self.assertFalse(sock_manager.socket.close_called)
         sock2 = None
+        gc_collect()
         # Socket closed
         self.assertFalse(sock_manager.is_prepared())
         self.assertTrue(sock_manager.socket.close_called)
@@ -170,6 +177,7 @@ def test_socket_lifecycle(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(sock_id, sock3_id)
         # Drop ref ct to zero
         del sock3
+        gc_collect()
         # Now assert that socket is closed
         self.assertFalse(sock_manager.is_prepared())
         self.assertTrue(sock_manager.socket.close_called)
@@ -184,6 +192,7 @@ def test_logging(self):
         self.assertEqual('Creating socket %s' % repr(conf), logger.data[0])
         # socket close
         del sock
+        gc_collect()
         self.assertEqual(len(logger.data), 2)
         self.assertEqual('Closing socket %s' % repr(conf), logger.data[1])
 
@@ -232,3 +241,9 @@ def test_close_requires_prepared_socket(self):
             self.fail()
         except Exception as e:
             self.assertEqual(e.args[0], 'Socket has not been prepared')
+
+def gc_collect():
+    if __pypy__ is not None:
+        gc.collect()
+        gc.collect()
+        gc.collect()