diff --git a/server/jwt_test.go b/server/jwt_test.go
index bcc4cc73..3f18deaf 100644
--- a/server/jwt_test.go
+++ b/server/jwt_test.go
@@ -5755,6 +5755,9 @@ func TestJWTNoSystemAccountButNatsResolver(t *testing.T) {
 			defer removeFile(t, conf)
 			opts := LoadConfig(conf)
 			s, err := NewServer(opts)
+			// Since the server cannot be stopped, since it did not start,
+			// let's manually close the account resolver to avoid leaking go routines.
+			opts.AccountResolver.Close()
 			s.Shutdown()
 			require_Error(t, err)
 			require_Contains(t, err.Error(), "the system account needs to be specified in configuration or the operator jwt")
diff --git a/server/leafnode_test.go b/server/leafnode_test.go
index 7da76420..062a3548 100644
--- a/server/leafnode_test.go
+++ b/server/leafnode_test.go
@@ -2496,6 +2496,9 @@ func TestLeafNodeOperatorBadCfg(t *testing.T) {
 				s.Shutdown()
 				t.Fatal("Expected an error")
 			}
+			// Since the server cannot be stopped, since it did not start,
+			// let's manually close the account resolver to avoid leaking go routines.
+			opts.AccountResolver.Close()
 			if err.Error() != errorText {
 				t.Fatalf("Expected error %s but got %s", errorText, err)
 			}