diff --git a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
index f33ca73a0..677bcba56 100644
--- a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
@@ -594,6 +594,17 @@ class BackupableDBTest : public testing::Test {
     return db;
   }
 
+  void CloseAndReopenDB() {
+    // Close DB
+    db_.reset();
+
+    // Open DB
+    test_db_env_->SetLimitWrittenFiles(1000000);
+    DB* db;
+    ASSERT_OK(DB::Open(options_, dbname_, &db));
+    db_.reset(db);
+  }
+
   void OpenDBAndBackupEngine(bool destroy_old_data = false, bool dummy = false,
                              ShareOption shared_option = kShareNoChecksum) {
     // reset all the defaults
@@ -1186,12 +1197,14 @@ TEST_F(BackupableDBTest, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
                         kNoShare);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
   ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
+  CloseAndReopenDB();
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // file_checksum_gen_factory is null, and thus table checksum is not
   // verified for creating a new backup; no correction is detected
   ASSERT_OK(backup_engine_->CreateNewBackup(db_.get()));
   CloseDBAndBackupEngine();
+
   // delete old files in db
   ASSERT_OK(DestroyDB(dbname_, options_));
 
@@ -1201,12 +1214,12 @@ TEST_F(BackupableDBTest, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
                         kNoShare);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
   ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
+  CloseAndReopenDB();
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // table file checksum is enabled so we should be able to detect any
   // corruption
   ASSERT_NOK(backup_engine_->CreateNewBackup(db_.get()));
-
   CloseDBAndBackupEngine();
 }
 
@@ -1219,11 +1232,13 @@ TEST_P(BackupableDBTestWithParam, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
   OpenDBAndBackupEngine(true /* destroy_old_data */);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
   ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
+  CloseAndReopenDB();
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // cannot detect corruption since DB manifest has no table checksums
   ASSERT_OK(backup_engine_->CreateNewBackup(db_.get()));
   CloseDBAndBackupEngine();
+
   // delete old files in db
   ASSERT_OK(DestroyDB(dbname_, options_));
 
@@ -1232,11 +1247,11 @@ TEST_P(BackupableDBTestWithParam, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
   OpenDBAndBackupEngine(true /* destroy_old_data */);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
   ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
+  CloseAndReopenDB();
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // corruption is detected
   ASSERT_NOK(backup_engine_->CreateNewBackup(db_.get()));
-
   CloseDBAndBackupEngine();
 }