diff --git a/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js b/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js
index 427f7a8805..279525813e 100644
--- a/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/site/frontend_spec.js
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ describe('Frontend Routing', function () {
     });
 
     // @TODO: unskip this, need to fix rebooting ghost with a subdirectory
-    describe.skip('Subdirectory (no slash)', function () {
+    describe('Subdirectory (no slash)', function () {
         let ghostServer;
 
         before(function () {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ describe('Frontend Routing', function () {
     });
 
     // @TODO: unskip this, need to fix rebooting ghost with a subdirectory
-    describe.skip('Subdirectory (with slash)', function () {
+    describe('Subdirectory (with slash)', function () {
         let ghostServer;
 
         before(function () {
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ describe('Frontend Routing', function () {
         });
 
         // @TODO: unskip this, need to fix rebooting ghost with a subdirectory
-        describe.skip(`Subdirectory redirects (use redirects${ext} from test/utils/fixtures/data)`, function () {
+        describe(`Subdirectory redirects (use redirects${ext} from test/utils/fixtures/data)`, function () {
             var ghostServer;
 
             before(function () {
diff --git a/test/utils/index.js b/test/utils/index.js
index 53b8e81235..9db8a0bb91 100644
--- a/test/utils/index.js
+++ b/test/utils/index.js
@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ const freshModeGhostStart = async (options) => {
     await knexMigrator.reset({force: true});
 
     // Stop the serve (forceStart Mode)
-    if (ghostServer && ghostServer.httpServer) {
-        await ghostServer.stop();
-    }
+    await stopGhost();
 
     // Reset the settings cache
     // @TODO: Prob A: why/how is this different to using settingsService.init() and why to do we need this?
@@ -290,6 +288,7 @@ const startGhost = async (options) => {
 const stopGhost = async () => {
     if (ghostServer && ghostServer.httpServer) {
         await ghostServer.stop();
+        delete require.cache[require.resolve('../../core/app')];
         urlService.resetGenerators();
     }
 };