diff --git a/test/bdev/blockdev.sh b/test/bdev/blockdev.sh
index 09e1b26d6..4f783995c 100755
--- a/test/bdev/blockdev.sh
+++ b/test/bdev/blockdev.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,14 @@ else
 	# Dynamic memory management is not supported on BSD
 	PRE_RESERVED_MEM=2048
 fi
-$testdir/bdevio/bdevio -s $PRE_RESERVED_MEM -c $testdir/bdev.conf
+$testdir/bdevio/bdevio -w -s $PRE_RESERVED_MEM -c $testdir/bdev.conf &
+bdevio_pid=$!
+trap "killprocess $bdevio_pid; exit 1" SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+echo "Process bdevio pid: $bdevio_pid"
+waitforlisten $bdevio_pid
+$testdir/bdevio/tests.py perform_tests
+killprocess $bdevio_pid
+trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 timing_exit bounds
 
 timing_enter nbd_gpt