diff --git a/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml b/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml
index 3e1f33a..108983d 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ steps:
     image: python:3-alpine
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache bash curl jq git coreutils
-      - python3 tests/mock-forgejo.py &
+      - python3 tests/mock-forgejo.py & echo $! > /tmp/mock-forgejo.pid
       - sleep 2
       - bash tests/smoke-init.sh
+      - kill $(cat /tmp/mock-forgejo.pid) 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/tests/smoke-init.sh b/tests/smoke-init.sh
index 80f8994..a6721f2 100644
--- a/tests/smoke-init.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke-init.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ fail() { printf 'FAIL: %s\n' "$*" >&2; FAILED=1; }
 pass() { printf 'PASS: %s\n' "$*"; }
 
 cleanup() {
+  # Kill any leftover mock-forgejo.py processes by name
+  pkill -f "mock-forgejo.py" 2>/dev/null || true
   rm -rf "$MOCK_BIN" /tmp/smoke-test-repo \
          "${FACTORY_ROOT}/projects/smoke-repo.toml"
   # Restore .env only if we created the backup