diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@
 
     // After everything has been shut down, but before things get flushed, stop
     // the CScheduler/checkqueue threadGroup
+    if (node.scheduler) {
+        node.scheduler->stop();
+    }
     threadGroup.interrupt_all();
     threadGroup.join_all();
 
diff --git a/src/test/txindex_tests.cpp b/src/test/txindex_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/txindex_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/txindex_tests.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
     // shutdown sequence (c.f. Shutdown() in init.cpp)
     txindex.Stop();
 
+    // txindex job may be scheduled, so stop scheduler before destructing
+    m_node.scheduler->stop();
     threadGroup.interrupt_all();
     threadGroup.join_all();
 
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 }
 
 TestingSetup::~TestingSetup() {
+    if (m_node.scheduler) {
+        m_node.scheduler->stop();
+    }
     threadGroup.interrupt_all();
     threadGroup.join_all();
     GetMainSignals().FlushBackgroundCallbacks();