diff --git a/talpid-openvpn/src/lib.rs b/talpid-openvpn/src/lib.rs
index c8057e536b13..d665c54c5d33 100644
--- a/talpid-openvpn/src/lib.rs
+++ b/talpid-openvpn/src/lib.rs
@@ -1174,20 +1174,47 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-    struct TestProcessHandle(i32);
+    struct TestProcessHandle {
+        exit_code: i32,
+        forever: bool,
+    }
 
-    #[async_trait::async_trait]
-    impl ProcessHandle for TestProcessHandle {
-        #[cfg(unix)]
-        async fn wait(&mut self) -> io::Result<ExitStatus> {
-            use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
-            Ok(ExitStatus::from_raw(self.0))
+    impl TestProcessHandle {
+        pub fn immediate(exit_code: i32) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                exit_code,
+                forever: false,
+            }
         }
 
-        #[cfg(windows)]
+        pub fn run_forever() -> Self {
+            Self {
+                exit_code: 0,
+                forever: true,
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn status(&self) -> ExitStatus {
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            {
+                use std::os::windows::process::ExitStatusExt;
+                ExitStatus::from_raw(self.exit_code as u32)
+            }
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            {
+                use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
+                ExitStatus::from_raw(self.exit_code)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[async_trait::async_trait]
+    impl ProcessHandle for TestProcessHandle {
         async fn wait(&mut self) -> io::Result<ExitStatus> {
-            use std::os::windows::process::ExitStatusExt;
-            Ok(ExitStatus::from_raw(self.0 as u32))
+            if self.forever {
+                let _: () = futures::future::pending().await;
+            }
+            Ok(self.status())
         }
 
         fn kill(&mut self) {}
@@ -1253,7 +1280,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
     async fn exit_successfully() {
         let builder = TestOpenVpnBuilder {
-            process_handle: Some(TestProcessHandle(0)),
+            process_handle: Some(TestProcessHandle::immediate(0)),
             ..Default::default()
         };
         let openvpn_init_args = create_init_args();
@@ -1271,7 +1298,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
     async fn exit_error() {
         let builder = TestOpenVpnBuilder {
-            process_handle: Some(TestProcessHandle(1)),
+            process_handle: Some(TestProcessHandle::immediate(1)),
             ..Default::default()
         };
         let openvpn_init_args = create_init_args();
@@ -1286,10 +1313,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(testee.wait().await.is_err());
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    /// Test that the `OpenVpnMonitor` stops when the close handle closes it.
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread", start_paused = true)]
     async fn wait_closed() {
         let builder = TestOpenVpnBuilder {
-            process_handle: Some(TestProcessHandle(1)),
+            process_handle: Some(TestProcessHandle::run_forever()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
         let openvpn_init_args = create_init_args();
@@ -1303,9 +1331,11 @@ mod tests {
         .unwrap();
 
         testee.close_handle().close();
-        let result = testee.wait().await;
-        println!("[testee.wait(): {:?}]", result);
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
+
+        tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10), testee.wait())
+            .await
+            .expect("expected close handle to stop monitor")
+            .expect("expected successful result");
     }
 
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]