diff --git a/rados/src/test/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/db/RadosClientTest.java b/rados/src/test/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/db/RadosClientTest.java
index b77923a6c232fad0611dc74f647823210f2d4161..1501a626a4c2141e132951d660e2409aa7fcd8d8 100644
--- a/rados/src/test/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/db/RadosClientTest.java
+++ b/rados/src/test/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/db/RadosClientTest.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class RadosClientTest {
   }
 
   @AfterClass
-  public void teardownClass() throws DBException {
+  public static void teardownClass() throws DBException {
     if (radosclient != null) {
       radosclient.cleanup();
     }