diff --git a/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_shard_rebalancer_progress.spec b/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_shard_rebalancer_progress.spec
index 9b60c0f9b..678e3081f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_shard_rebalancer_progress.spec
+++ b/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_shard_rebalancer_progress.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 setup
+{
+	CALL citus_cleanup_orphaned_shards();
+}
+setup
 {
 	ALTER SEQUENCE pg_catalog.pg_dist_shardid_seq RESTART 1500001;
 	SET citus.shard_count TO 4;