diff --git a/test/runner.sh b/test/runner.sh
index 63f7d7870b7..3f977c1f1e7 100755
--- a/test/runner.sh
+++ b/test/runner.sh
@@ -140,4 +140,5 @@ ${PSQL} -U ${TEST_PGUSER} \
                -e 's! Memory Usage: [0-9]\{1,\}kB!!' \
                -e 's! Average  Peak Memory: [0-9]\{1,\}kB!!' | \
           grep -v 'DEBUG:  rehashing catalog cache id' | \
-          grep -v 'DEBUG:  compacted fsync request queue from'
+          grep -v 'DEBUG:  compacted fsync request queue from' | \
+          grep -v 'NOTICE:  cancelling the background worker for job'
diff --git a/test/runner_shared.sh b/test/runner_shared.sh
index 90799f60829..8ef47111ec5 100755
--- a/test/runner_shared.sh
+++ b/test/runner_shared.sh
@@ -88,4 +88,5 @@ ${PSQL} -U ${TEST_PGUSER} \
                -e 's! Memory Usage: [0-9]\{1,\}kB!!' \
                -e 's! Average  Peak Memory: [0-9]\{1,\}kB!!' | \
           grep -v 'DEBUG:  rehashing catalog cache id' | \
-          grep -v 'DEBUG:  compacted fsync request queue from'
+          grep -v 'DEBUG:  compacted fsync request queue from' | \
+          grep -v 'NOTICE:  cancelling the background worker for job'