diff --git a/test/integration/marker_manager.cc b/test/integration/marker_manager.cc
index aae9fcc4f..0463d406d 100644
--- a/test/integration/marker_manager.cc
+++ b/test/integration/marker_manager.cc
@@ -211,4 +211,7 @@ TEST_F(MarkerManagerTestFixture,
 
   // Cleanup
   plugins.clear();
+  scene.reset();
+
+  window->QuickWindow()->close();
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/minimal_scene.cc b/test/integration/minimal_scene.cc
index 5e7396d56..a789cc396 100644
--- a/test/integration/minimal_scene.cc
+++ b/test/integration/minimal_scene.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ TEST(MinimalSceneTest, GZ_UTILS_TEST_ENABLED_ONLY_ON_LINUX(Config))
   EXPECT_TRUE(app.RemovePlugin(pluginName));
   plugins.clear();
 
+
+  scene.reset();
   win->QuickWindow()->close();
-  engine->DestroyScene(scene);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(rendering::unloadEngine(engine->Name()));
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/transport_scene_manager.cc b/test/integration/transport_scene_manager.cc
index 514bdba4e..6cfd41ada 100644
--- a/test/integration/transport_scene_manager.cc
+++ b/test/integration/transport_scene_manager.cc
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ TEST(TransportSceneManagerTest, GZ_UTILS_TEST_ENABLED_ONLY_ON_LINUX(Config))
   // Show, but don't exec, so we don't block
   win->QuickWindow()->show();
 
+  // get render engine after window is shown
+  auto engine = gz::gui::testing::getRenderEngine("ogre2");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, engine);
+
   int sleep = 0;
   int maxSleep = 30;
   while (!sceneRequested && sleep < maxSleep)
@@ -166,10 +170,6 @@ TEST(TransportSceneManagerTest, GZ_UTILS_TEST_ENABLED_ONLY_ON_LINUX(Config))
   EXPECT_TRUE(sceneRequested);
   EXPECT_LT(sleep, maxSleep);
 
-  // get render engine after window is shown
-  auto engine = gz::gui::testing::getRenderEngine("ogre2");
-  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, engine);
-
   auto scene = engine->SceneByName("banana");
   ASSERT_NE(nullptr, scene);
 
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@ TEST(TransportSceneManagerTest, GZ_UTILS_TEST_ENABLED_ONLY_ON_LINUX(Config))
   }
   plugins.clear();
 
+  scene.reset();
   win->QuickWindow()->close();
-  engine->DestroyScene(scene);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(rendering::unloadEngine(engine->Name()));
 }