diff --git a/e2e/ctl_v3_elect_test.go b/e2e/ctl_v3_elect_test.go
index 3da54278099e..9bce4cd7265c 100644
--- a/e2e/ctl_v3_elect_test.go
+++ b/e2e/ctl_v3_elect_test.go
@@ -17,15 +17,32 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/expect"
 )
 
-func TestCtlV3Elect(t *testing.T) { testCtl(t, testElect) }
+func TestCtlV3Elect(t *testing.T) {
+	oldenv := os.Getenv("EXPECT_DEBUG")
+	defer os.Setenv("EXPECT_DEBUG", oldenv)
+	os.Setenv("EXPECT_DEBUG", "1")
+
+	testCtl(t, testElect)
+}
 
 func testElect(cx ctlCtx) {
+	// debugging for #6934
+	for _, p := range cx.epc.procs {
+		p.proc.StopSignal = syscall.SIGQUIT
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		for _, ep := range cx.epc.procs {
+			ep.proc.StopSignal = os.Interrupt
+		}
+	}()
+
 	name := "a"
 
 	holder, ch, err := ctlV3Elect(cx, name, "p1")
@@ -102,6 +119,7 @@ func ctlV3Elect(cx ctlCtx, name, proposal string) (*expect.ExpectProcess, <-chan
 		close(outc)
 		return proc, outc, err
 	}
+	proc.StopSignal = syscall.SIGQUIT
 	go func() {
 		s, xerr := proc.ExpectFunc(func(string) bool { return true })
 		if xerr != nil {
diff --git a/e2e/ctl_v3_lock_test.go b/e2e/ctl_v3_lock_test.go
index e380f7cd843f..c9b4233aab32 100644
--- a/e2e/ctl_v3_lock_test.go
+++ b/e2e/ctl_v3_lock_test.go
@@ -17,15 +17,32 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/expect"
 )
 
-func TestCtlV3Lock(t *testing.T) { testCtl(t, testLock) }
+func TestCtlV3Lock(t *testing.T) {
+	oldenv := os.Getenv("EXPECT_DEBUG")
+	defer os.Setenv("EXPECT_DEBUG", oldenv)
+	os.Setenv("EXPECT_DEBUG", "1")
+
+	testCtl(t, testLock)
+}
 
 func testLock(cx ctlCtx) {
+	// debugging for #6464
+	for _, p := range cx.epc.procs {
+		p.proc.StopSignal = syscall.SIGQUIT
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		for _, ep := range cx.epc.procs {
+			ep.proc.StopSignal = os.Interrupt
+		}
+	}()
+
 	name := "a"
 
 	holder, ch, err := ctlV3Lock(cx, name)
@@ -102,6 +119,7 @@ func ctlV3Lock(cx ctlCtx, name string) (*expect.ExpectProcess, <-chan string, er
 		close(outc)
 		return proc, outc, err
 	}
+	proc.StopSignal = syscall.SIGQUIT
 	go func() {
 		s, xerr := proc.ExpectFunc(func(string) bool { return true })
 		if xerr != nil {