diff --git a/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go b/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go
index d844fb4a4e50..84048c24ff4f 100644
--- a/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go
+++ b/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go
@@ -295,7 +295,10 @@ func main() {
 		apc,
 		issuerCerts,
 	)
-	defer rai.DrainFinalize()
+	defer func() {
+		rai.DrainFinalize()
+		limiterRedis.StopLookups()
+	}()
 
 	policyErr := rai.LoadRateLimitPoliciesFile(c.RA.RateLimitPoliciesFilename)
 	cmd.FailOnError(policyErr, "Couldn't load rate limit policies file")