diff --git a/test/33-ftp.bats b/test/33-ftp.bats
index 7c35f96..59297c0 100644
--- a/test/33-ftp.bats
+++ b/test/33-ftp.bats
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ setup() {
 pasv_enable=NO
 _FTP
 
-        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd
+        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd start
     fi
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ teardown() {
     [ -n "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ] || touch $BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/failed.skip
     if [ -n "${VSFTPD_CONF}" ]; then
         cp ${VSFTPD_CONF}.getssl $VSFTPD_CONF
-        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd
+        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd stop
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/test/34-ftp-passive.bats b/test/34-ftp-passive.bats
index 5648771..71e6ed0 100644
--- a/test/34-ftp-passive.bats
+++ b/test/34-ftp-passive.bats
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pasv_min_port=10090
 connect_from_port_20=NO
 _FTP
 
-        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd
+        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd start
     fi
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ teardown() {
     [ -n "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ] || touch $BATS_RUN_TMPDIR/failed.skip
     if [ -n "${VSFTPD_CONF}" ]; then
         cp ${VSFTPD_CONF}.getssl $VSFTPD_CONF
-        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd
+        ${CODE_DIR}/test/restart-ftpd stop
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/test/restart-ftpd b/test/restart-ftpd
index 5bdc3cd..6bb780c 100755
--- a/test/restart-ftpd
+++ b/test/restart-ftpd
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  arg="restart"
+else
+  arg=$1
+fi
+
 if [ "$GETSSL_OS" = "alpine" ]; then
     killall -HUP vsftpd >&3-
 elif [[ "$GETSSL_OS" == "centos"[78] || "$GETSSL_OS" == "rockylinux"* ]]; then
     pgrep vsftpd | head -1 | xargs kill -HUP
 elif [[ "$GETSSL_OS" == "centos6" ]]; then
-    service vsftpd restart >&3- >/dev/null
+    service vsftpd "$arg"
 else
     service vsftpd restart >/dev/null >&3-
 fi
diff --git a/test/restart-nginx b/test/restart-nginx
index ca402f3..ee49af4 100755
--- a/test/restart-nginx
+++ b/test/restart-nginx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ elif [[ "$GETSSL_OS" == "centos"[78] || "$GETSSL_OS" == "rockylinux"* ]]; then
     pgrep nginx | head -1 | xargs kill -HUP
     sleep 5
 elif [[ "$GETSSL_OS" == "centos6" ]]; then
-    service nginx restart >&3- >/dev/null
+    service nginx restart 3>&-
+    # service nginx restart
 else
     service nginx restart >/dev/null >&3-
 fi
diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index efc52fa..e8d68b0 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ if [[ -f /usr/bin/supervisord && -f /etc/supervisord.conf ]]; then
   fi
 elif [[ "$GETSSL_OS" == "centos"[78] || "$GETSSL_OS" == "rockylinux"* ]]; then
   if [ -z "$(pgrep nginx)" ]; then
-    nginx >&3-
+    nginx 3>&-
   fi
   if [ -z "$(pgrep vsftpd)" ] && [ "$(command -v vsftpd)" ]; then
-    vsftpd >&3-
+    vsftpd 3>&-
   fi
 fi