diff --git a/spec/event_source/protocols/sftp/sftp_message_publish_spec.rb b/spec/event_source/protocols/sftp/sftp_message_publish_spec.rb
index 9699a0e6..b6508f4d 100644
--- a/spec/event_source/protocols/sftp/sftp_message_publish_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/event_source/protocols/sftp/sftp_message_publish_spec.rb
@@ -46,8 +46,27 @@ class SftpProtocolExamplePublishingContext
     )
   end
 
+  let(:server_run_path) do
+    File.expand_path(
+      File.join(
+        File.dirname(__FILE__),
+        "..",
+        "..",
+        "..",
+        ".."
+      )
+    )
+  end
+
   before(:each) do
     FileUtils.rm_f(test_file_upload_path)
+    @sftp_server_pid = spawn(
+      "bundle exec ruby spec/mock_services/sftp_server.rb",
+      {
+        :chdir => server_run_path
+      }
+    )
+    sleep(1)
     EventSource::ConnectionManager.instance.drop_connections_for(:http)
     EventSource::ConnectionManager.instance.drop_connections_for(:amqp)
     EventSource::ConnectionManager.instance.drop_connections_for(:sftp)
@@ -56,6 +75,10 @@ class SftpProtocolExamplePublishingContext
     EventSource.config.load_async_api_resources
   end
 
+  after(:each) do
+    Process.kill("INT", @sftp_server_pid)
+  end
+
   it "can publish a message" do
     pub_context = SftpProtocolExamplePublishingContext.new
     event = pub_context.event(
diff --git a/spec/mock_services/sftp_server.rb b/spec/mock_services/sftp_server.rb
index 0a3b11d5..6d247938 100644
--- a/spec/mock_services/sftp_server.rb
+++ b/spec/mock_services/sftp_server.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 options = Hash.new
 
 logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
-logger.level = Logger::DEBUG
+logger.level = Logger::INFO
 
 auth_password = HrrRbSsh::Authentication::Authenticator.new { |context|
   user_and_pass = [