diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 8dc84729..05500f50 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Kr8s Developers (See LICENSE for list)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 3-Clause License
+import gc
 import os
 import time
 
@@ -7,6 +8,14 @@
 from pytest_kind.cluster import KindCluster
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def ensure_gc():
+    """Ensure garbage collection is run before and after the test."""
+    gc.collect()
+    yield
+    gc.collect()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
 def k8s_cluster(request) -> KindCluster:
     image = None
diff --git a/kr8s/tests/test_api.py b/kr8s/tests/test_api.py
index 578762be..b94f1de7 100644
--- a/kr8s/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/kr8s/tests/test_api.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ async def test_nonexisting_resource_type():
         "certificatesigningrequests.certificates.k8s.io/v1",
     ],
 )
-async def test_dynamic_classes(kind):
+async def test_dynamic_classes(kind, ensure_gc):
     from kr8s.asyncio.objects import get_class
 
     api = await kr8s.asyncio.api()