diff --git a/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/factory_test.go
index 51242257294c..a50d2e7dae2c 100644
--- a/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func TestFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	rCfg.MetadataExporters = []string{"nop/withoutmetadata"}
 	r = newTestReceiver(t, rCfg)
 	require.Error(t, r.Start(context.Background(), newNopHostWithExporters()))
+	require.NoError(t, r.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestFactoryDistributions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ func TestFactoryDistributions(t *testing.T) {
 	err := r.Start(context.Background(), newNopHost())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Nil(t, r.resourceWatcher.osQuotaClient)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 
 	// openshift
 	rCfg.Distribution = "openshift"
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ func TestFactoryDistributions(t *testing.T) {
 	err = r.Start(context.Background(), newNopHost())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, r.resourceWatcher.osQuotaClient)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func newTestReceiver(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) *kubernetesReceiver {
diff --git a/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/generated_package_test.go b/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/generated_package_test.go
index 35feefb66e47..c12c6c8e44c9 100644
--- a/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/generated_package_test.go
+++ b/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/generated_package_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 package k8sclusterreceiver
 
 import (
-	"os"
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	// skipping goleak test as per metadata.yml configuration
-	os.Exit(m.Run())
+	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m)
 }
diff --git a/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/metadata.yaml b/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/metadata.yaml
index 677ceb29a544..246f99e3565a 100644
--- a/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -519,5 +519,3 @@ metrics:
 tests:
   config:
   skip_lifecycle: true
-  goleak:
-    skip: true