diff --git a/src_c/cython/pygame/pypm.pyx b/src_c/cython/pygame/pypm.pyx
index d45e4aa9c0..8b47b89377 100644
--- a/src_c/cython/pygame/pypm.pyx
+++ b/src_c/cython/pygame/pypm.pyx
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ cdef extern from "porttime.h":
     ctypedef long PtTimestamp
     ctypedef void (* PtCallback)(PtTimestamp timestamp, void *userData)
     PtError Pt_Start(int resolution, PtCallback *callback, void *userData)
+    PtError Pt_Stop()
     PtTimestamp Pt_Time()
 
 cdef long _pypm_initialized
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ def Terminate():
     your system may crash.
 
     """
+    Pt_Stop()
     Pm_Terminate()
     _pypm_initialized = 0
 
diff --git a/test/midi_test.py b/test/midi_test.py
index 6b5d7f5420..f4189a2351 100644
--- a/test/midi_test.py
+++ b/test/midi_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import unittest
-import sys
 
 
 import pygame
@@ -320,14 +319,8 @@ def test_get_init(self):
     def test_time(self):
         mtime = pygame.midi.time()
         self.assertIsInstance(mtime, int)
-        if "pytest" in sys.modules:
-            # under pytest the midi module takes a couple of seconds to init
-            # instead of milliseconds
-            self.assertGreaterEqual(mtime, 0)
-            self.assertLess(mtime, 3000)
-        else:
-            self.assertGreaterEqual(mtime, 0)
-            self.assertLess(mtime, 100)
+        # should be close to 2-3... since the timer is just init'd.
+        self.assertTrue(0 <= mtime < 100)
 
 
 class MidiModuleNonInteractiveTest(unittest.TestCase):