diff --git a/scripts/objc-test-ios.sh b/scripts/objc-test-ios.sh
index 0332412ad..a85caa073 100755
--- a/scripts/objc-test-ios.sh
+++ b/scripts/objc-test-ios.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -ex
 
-trap 'kill $(jobs -p)' INT TERM EXIT
-
 SCRIPTS=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
 ROOT=$(dirname "$SCRIPTS")
 
@@ -18,12 +16,15 @@ function cleanup {
     WATCHMAN_LOGS=/usr/local/Cellar/watchman/3.1/var/run/watchman/$USER.log
     [ -f "$WATCHMAN_LOGS" ] && cat "$WATCHMAN_LOGS"
   fi
+  # kill backgrounded jobs
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+  kill $(jobs -p)
   # kill whatever is occupying port 8081 (packager)
   lsof -i tcp:8081 | awk 'NR!=1 {print $2}' | xargs kill
   # kill whatever is occupying port 5555 (web socket server)
   lsof -i tcp:5555 | awk 'NR!=1 {print $2}' | xargs kill
 }
-trap cleanup EXIT
+trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT
 
 # Start the packager
 (exec "./packager/launchPackager.command" || echo "Can't start packager automatically") &