diff --git a/spec/examples/spec_support/preparation_spec.rb b/spec/examples/spec_support/preparation_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/examples/spec_support/preparation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/examples/spec_support/preparation_spec.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ describe Cequel::SpecSupport::Preparation do
 
   after(:each) do
     begin
+      Cequel::Record.connection.clear_active_connections!
       Cequel::Record.connection.schema.create!
     rescue
       nil
another attempt to harden the spec prep tests against intermittent failures