diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/commands/license.cmd.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/commands/license.cmd.test.ts
index f7c05a7c774f3..4dba8d163f629 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/commands/license.cmd.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/commands/license.cmd.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-import { License } from '@/license';
-import { LoadNodesAndCredentials } from '@/load-nodes-and-credentials';
-import { ClearLicenseCommand } from '@/commands/license/clear';
+import { Container } from 'typedi';
 
 import { setupTestCommand } from '@test-integration/utils/test-command';
 import { mockInstance } from '../../shared/mocking';
 
+import { ClearLicenseCommand } from '@/commands/license/clear';
+import { SETTINGS_LICENSE_CERT_KEY } from '@/constants';
+import { SettingsRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/settings.repository';
+import { License } from '@/license';
+import { LoadNodesAndCredentials } from '@/load-nodes-and-credentials';
+
 mockInstance(LoadNodesAndCredentials);
 const license = mockInstance(License);
 const command = setupTestCommand(ClearLicenseCommand);
@@ -15,3 +19,17 @@ test('license:clear invokes shutdown() to release any floating entitlements', as
 	expect(license.init).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	expect(license.shutdown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 });
+
+test('license:clear deletes the license from the DB even if shutdown() fails', async () => {
+	license.shutdown.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('shutdown failed'));
+
+	const settingsRepository = Container.get(SettingsRepository);
+
+	settingsRepository.delete = jest.fn();
+
+	await command.run();
+
+	expect(settingsRepository.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+		key: SETTINGS_LICENSE_CERT_KEY,
+	});
+});