diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init_test.go
index 91e07ab435e..2caecc162d0 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init_test.go
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ func TestGetBuildTags(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartExportStats(t *testing.T) {
+	statsTabletTags.ResetAll()
+	statsTabletTypeCount.ResetAll()
+
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()