diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/db-sources/src/testFixtures/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/debezium/CdcSourceTest.java b/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/db-sources/src/testFixtures/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/debezium/CdcSourceTest.java
index c6bc26a7d14c..a0ee71a226d0 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/db-sources/src/testFixtures/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/debezium/CdcSourceTest.java
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/db-sources/src/testFixtures/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/debezium/CdcSourceTest.java
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ protected void setup() {
 
   @AfterEach
   protected void tearDown() {
-    testdb.close();
+    try {
+      testdb.close();
+    } catch (Throwable e) {
+      LOGGER.error("exception during teardown", e);
+    }
   }
 
   protected String columnClause(final Map<String, String> columnsWithDataType, final Optional<String> primaryKey) {