diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/po/postgresqlTestHook/postgresql-test-hook.sh b/pkgs/by-name/po/postgresqlTestHook/postgresql-test-hook.sh
index d09153b2d644..41762121882b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/po/postgresqlTestHook/postgresql-test-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/po/postgresqlTestHook/postgresql-test-hook.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-preCheckHooks+=('postgresqlStart')
-postCheckHooks+=('postgresqlStop')
+preCheckHooks+=(postgresqlStart)
+postCheckHooks+=(postgresqlStop)
 
 
 postgresqlStart() {
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ EOF
 
   echo 'starting postgresql'
   eval "${postgresqlStartCommands:-pg_ctl start}"
+  failureHooks+=(postgresqlStop)
 
   echo 'setting up postgresql'
   eval "$postgresqlTestSetupCommands"
@@ -80,4 +81,5 @@ EOF
 postgresqlStop() {
   echo 'stopping postgresql'
   pg_ctl stop
+  failureHooks=("${failureHooks[@]/postgresqlStop}")
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgtap.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgtap.nix
index 55d8613adce0..37cd20d70202 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgtap.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgtap.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ postgresqlBuildExtension (finalAttrs: {
       SELECT * FROM finish();
       ROLLBACK;
     '';
-    failureHook = "postgresqlStop";
     checkPhase = ''
       runHook preCheck
       psql -a -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -f $sqlPath
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/postgis.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/postgis.nix
index 2fde76e12fa1..2e9a76c43c7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/postgis.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/postgis.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ postgresqlBuildExtension (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   postgresqlTestUserOptions = "LOGIN SUPERUSER";
-  failureHook = "postgresqlStop";
 
   # postgis config directory assumes /include /lib from the same root for json-c library
   env.NIX_LDFLAGS = "-L${lib.getLib json_c}/lib";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/postgresqlTestExtension.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/postgresqlTestExtension.nix
index fead59db740c..0143ce3150ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/postgresqlTestExtension.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/postgresqlTestExtension.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (
       postgresqlTestHook
       (postgresql.withPackages (ps: [ finalPackage ] ++ (map (p: ps."${p}") withPackages)))
     ];
-    failureHook = "postgresqlStop";
     postgresqlTestUserOptions = "LOGIN SUPERUSER";
     passAsFile = [ "sql" ];
     sql =