diff --git a/scripts/test_runner.py b/scripts/test_runner.py
index f9e3c72..0e0c1f5 100755
--- a/scripts/test_runner.py
+++ b/scripts/test_runner.py
@@ -91,11 +91,24 @@
                 tmp.write(self.renode_script)
                 tmp.flush()
             self.simulator_cmd += " %s" % script_path
-            test_output = super().run()
+            # TODO(b/208647775): Use super().run() instead.
+            test_output = self.force_run()
         finally:
             os.remove(script_path)
         return test_output
 
+    def force_run(self, timeout=120):
+        """Temporarily run method to force exit renode.
+        TODO(b/208647775): Remove this function and use super().run().
+        """
+        self.child = pexpect.spawn(self.simulator_cmd, encoding='utf-8')
+        self.child.logfile = self.buffer
+        self.child.expect(self.termination_strings, timeout=timeout)
+        self.child.send("\nq\n")
+        self.child.close()
+        self.buffer.seek(0)
+        return self.buffer.read()
+
 
 Simulators = {
     "qemu": QemuSimulation,