diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/001_basic.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/001_basic.pl
index cf3b95780a1..c9619b104e9 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/001_basic.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/001_basic.pl
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -27,9 +25,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 );
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT pg_tde_add_database_key_provider_file('file-vault','/tmp/pg_tde_test_keyring.per');"
@@ -49,9 +45,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
@@ -73,7 +67,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP TABLE test_enc;');
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/002_rotate_key.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/002_rotate_key.pl
index 2d076333142..f590a81ac4b 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/002_rotate_key.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/002_rotate_key.pl
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -23,9 +21,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 );
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT pg_tde_add_database_key_provider_file('file-vault','/tmp/pg_tde_test_keyring.per');"
@@ -61,9 +57,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT key_provider_id, key_provider_name, key_name FROM pg_tde_key_info();"
@@ -80,9 +74,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT key_provider_id, key_provider_name, key_name FROM pg_tde_key_info();"
@@ -99,9 +91,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT key_provider_id, key_provider_name, key_name FROM pg_tde_key_info();"
@@ -121,9 +111,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT key_provider_id, key_provider_name, key_name FROM pg_tde_key_info();"
@@ -138,9 +126,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 
 # Things still work after a restart
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 # But now can't be changed to another global provider
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
@@ -169,13 +155,11 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	'ALTER SYSTEM RESET pg_tde.inherit_global_providers;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde CASCADE;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/003_remote_config.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/003_remote_config.pl
index b8f7978ea48..1dc06e6f8ec 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/003_remote_config.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/003_remote_config.pl
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -77,9 +75,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'INSERT INTO test_enc2 (k) VALUES (5),(6);');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc2 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc2 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP TABLE test_enc2;');
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 system("kill $pid");
 
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/004_file_config.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/004_file_config.pl
index a06a8cf6b78..948b4d34597 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/004_file_config.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/004_file_config.pl
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@ use pgtde;
 
 PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 
-my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
-$node->init;
-$node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
 open my $conf2, '>>', "/tmp/datafile-location";
 print $conf2 "/tmp/keyring_data_file\n";
 close $conf2;
 
-my $rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
+$node->init;
+$node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -38,9 +36,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'INSERT INTO test_enc1 (k) VALUES (5),(6);');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc1 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc1 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP TABLE test_enc1;');
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/005_multiple_extensions.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/005_multiple_extensions.pl
index 85b5e8a1514..3230ab4a017 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/005_multiple_extensions.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/005_multiple_extensions.pl
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ if (index(lc($PG_VERSION_STRING), lc("Percona Distribution")) == -1)
 	  "pg_tde test case only for PPG server package install with extensions.";
 }
 
+open my $conf2, '>>', "/tmp/datafile-location";
+print $conf2 "/tmp/keyring_data_file\n";
+close $conf2;
+
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf',
@@ -26,13 +30,7 @@ $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf',
 	"pg_stat_monitor.pgsm_bucket_time = 360000");
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf',
 	"pg_stat_monitor.pgsm_normalized_query = 'yes'");
-
-open my $conf2, '>>', "/tmp/datafile-location";
-print $conf2 "/tmp/keyring_data_file\n";
-close $conf2;
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 # Create PGSM extension
 my ($cmdret, $stdout, $stderr) = $node->psql(
@@ -119,11 +117,11 @@ PGTDE::append_to_debug_file($stdout);
 ok($cmdret == 0, "CREATE postgis_tiger_geocoder EXTENSION");
 PGTDE::append_to_debug_file($stdout);
 
-$rt_value = $node->psql(
+$node->psql(
 	'postgres',
 	"SELECT pg_tde_add_database_key_provider_file('file-provider', json_object( 'type' VALUE 'file', 'path' VALUE '/tmp/datafile-location' ));",
 	extra_params => ['-a']);
-$rt_value = $node->psql(
+$node->psql(
 	'postgres',
 	"SELECT pg_tde_set_key_using_database_key_provider('test-db-key','file-provider');",
 	extra_params => ['-a']);
@@ -147,9 +145,7 @@ $stdout = $node->safe_psql(
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file($stdout);
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 $stdout = $node->safe_psql(
 	'postgres',
@@ -210,7 +206,7 @@ $stdout = $node->safe_psql(
 ok($cmdret == 0, "DROP PGTDE EXTENSION");
 PGTDE::append_to_debug_file($stdout);
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/006_remote_vault_config.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/006_remote_vault_config.pl
index d7f274159c1..1012d9168dc 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/006_remote_vault_config.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/006_remote_vault_config.pl
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -86,9 +84,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'INSERT INTO test_enc2 (k) VALUES (5),(6);');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc2 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc2 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP TABLE test_enc2;');
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 system("kill -9 $pid");
 
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/007_tde_heap.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/007_tde_heap.pl
index bb5ec672fa8..09e72806daa 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/007_tde_heap.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/007_tde_heap.pl
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -23,9 +21,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 );
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SELECT pg_tde_add_database_key_provider_file('file-vault','/tmp/pg_tde_test_keyring.per');"
@@ -103,9 +99,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc5 ORDER BY id ASC;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 sub verify_table
 {
@@ -186,7 +180,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP TABLE test_enc5;');
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/008_key_rotate_tablespace.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/008_key_rotate_tablespace.pl
index 6697fe6cc1a..9369940d9e8 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/008_key_rotate_tablespace.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/008_key_rotate_tablespace.pl
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 	"SET allow_in_place_tablespaces = true; CREATE TABLESPACE test_tblspace LOCATION '';"
@@ -54,9 +52,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'tbc',
 );
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'tbc', 'SELECT * FROM country_table;');
 
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'tbc', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde CASCADE;');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP DATABASE tbc;');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP TABLESPACE test_tblspace;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/009_wal_encrypt.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/009_wal_encrypt.pl
index a02888901ce..e4ec0b7dc88 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/009_wal_encrypt.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/009_wal_encrypt.pl
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "wal_level = 'logical'");
 # NOT testing that it can't start: the test framework doesn't have an easy way to do this
 #$node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "pg_tde.wal_encrypt = 1"});
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;");
 
@@ -32,9 +30,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'ALTER SYSTEM SET pg_tde.wal_encrypt = on;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart with wal encryption");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SHOW pg_tde.wal_encrypt;");
 
@@ -50,9 +46,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'INSERT INTO test_wal (k) VALUES (1), (2);');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'ALTER SYSTEM SET pg_tde.wal_encrypt = off;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart without wal encryption");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SHOW pg_tde.wal_encrypt;");
 
@@ -61,18 +55,14 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'INSERT INTO test_wal (k) VALUES (3), (4);');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'ALTER SYSTEM SET pg_tde.wal_encrypt = on;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart with wal encryption");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SHOW pg_tde.wal_encrypt;");
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'INSERT INTO test_wal (k) VALUES (5), (6);');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart with still wal encryption");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SHOW pg_tde.wal_encrypt;");
 
@@ -86,7 +76,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/010_change_key_provider.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/010_change_key_provider.pl
index 0ed471d45f7..60b40243222 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/010_change_key_provider.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/010_change_key_provider.pl
@@ -10,17 +10,15 @@ use pgtde;
 
 PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 
-my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
-$node->init;
-$node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
 unlink('/tmp/change_key_provider_1.per');
 unlink('/tmp/change_key_provider_2.per');
 unlink('/tmp/change_key_provider_3.per');
 unlink('/tmp/change_key_provider_4.per');
 
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
+$node->init;
+$node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SELECT pg_tde_is_encrypted('test_enc');");
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 # Verify
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SELECT pg_tde_verify_key();");
@@ -78,9 +74,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SELECT pg_tde_is_encrypted('test_enc');");
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id;');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 # Verify
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SELECT pg_tde_verify_key();");
@@ -92,9 +86,7 @@ PGTDE::append_to_result_file(
 move('/tmp/change_key_provider_2.per', '/tmp/change_key_provider_3.per');
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 # Verify
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SELECT pg_tde_verify_key();");
@@ -127,9 +119,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
 );
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server restart");
-$node->stop();
-$rt_value = $node->start();
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Restart Server");
+$node->restart;
 
 # Verify
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "SELECT pg_tde_verify_key();");
@@ -150,7 +140,7 @@ PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'SELECT * FROM test_enc ORDER BY id;');
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'DROP EXTENSION pg_tde CASCADE;');
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();
diff --git a/contrib/pg_tde/t/011_unlogged_tables.pl b/contrib/pg_tde/t/011_unlogged_tables.pl
index 8ad9c879efd..cdf898c54f8 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_tde/t/011_unlogged_tables.pl
+++ b/contrib/pg_tde/t/011_unlogged_tables.pl
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ PGTDE::setup_files_dir(basename($0));
 my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('main');
 $node->init;
 $node->append_conf('postgresql.conf', "shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_tde'");
-
-my $rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_tde;');
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres',
@@ -35,14 +33,13 @@ PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- kill -9");
 $node->kill9();
 
 PGTDE::append_to_result_file("-- server start");
-$rt_value = $node->start;
-ok($rt_value == 1, "Start Server");
+$node->start;
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "TABLE t;");
 
 PGTDE::psql($node, 'postgres', "INSERT INTO t SELECT generate_series(1, 4);");
 
-$node->stop();
+$node->stop;
 
 # Compare the expected and out file
 my $compare = PGTDE->compare_results();