diff --git a/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl b/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
index 7ee1f01..4611134 100644
--- a/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
+++ b/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
@@ -55,4 +55,10 @@
 
     /* get the content of the specified file. */
     String readFromFile(String path);
+
+    /**
+     * Request the service to exit, triggering the termination of the VM. This may cause any
+     * requests in flight to fail.
+     */
+    oneway void quit();
 }
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index c6915e5..9cafd68 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -1520,15 +1520,34 @@
             throws Exception {
         CompletableFuture<Boolean> payloadStarted = new CompletableFuture<>();
         CompletableFuture<Boolean> payloadReady = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        CompletableFuture<Boolean> payloadFinished = new CompletableFuture<>();
         TestResults testResults = new TestResults();
         VmEventListener listener =
                 new VmEventListener() {
-                    private void testVMService(VirtualMachine vm) {
+                    ITestService mTestService = null;
+
+                    private void initializeTestService(VirtualMachine vm) {
                         try {
-                            ITestService testService =
+                            mTestService =
                                     ITestService.Stub.asInterface(
                                             vm.connectToVsockServer(ITestService.SERVICE_PORT));
-                            testsToRun.runTests(testService, testResults);
+                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                            testResults.mException = e;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    private void testVMService(VirtualMachine vm) {
+                        try {
+                            if (mTestService == null) initializeTestService(vm);
+                            testsToRun.runTests(mTestService, testResults);
+                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                            testResults.mException = e;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    private void quitVMService(VirtualMachine vm) {
+                        try {
+                            mTestService.quit();
                         } catch (Exception e) {
                             testResults.mException = e;
                         }
@@ -1539,7 +1558,7 @@
                         Log.i(TAG, "onPayloadReady");
                         payloadReady.complete(true);
                         testVMService(vm);
-                        forceStop(vm);
+                        quitVMService(vm);
                     }
 
                     @Override
@@ -1547,10 +1566,19 @@
                         Log.i(TAG, "onPayloadStarted");
                         payloadStarted.complete(true);
                     }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onPayloadFinished(VirtualMachine vm, int exitCode) {
+                        Log.i(TAG, "onPayloadFinished: " + exitCode);
+                        payloadFinished.complete(true);
+                        forceStop(vm);
+                    }
                 };
+
         listener.runToFinish(TAG, vm);
         assertThat(payloadStarted.getNow(false)).isTrue();
         assertThat(payloadReady.getNow(false)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(payloadFinished.getNow(false)).isTrue();
         return testResults;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp b/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
index 4ba502a..365ea75 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@
                 return ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC,
                                                                    msg.c_str());
             }
-            // TODO(b/264520098): Remove sync() once TestService supports quit() method
-            // and Microdroid manager flushes filesystem caches on shutdown.
-            sync();
             return ScopedAStatus::ok();
         }
 
@@ -255,6 +252,8 @@
             }
             return ScopedAStatus::ok();
         }
+
+        ScopedAStatus quit() override { exit(0); }
     };
     auto testService = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<TestService>();