diff --git a/tests/test_svc.py b/tests/test_svc.py
index ba267b72..87767787 100644
--- a/tests/test_svc.py
+++ b/tests/test_svc.py
@@ -634,9 +634,16 @@ class SvcDbRecoveryTests(unittest.TestCase):
             new_pid = int((self.runtime(name) / "svc.pid").read_text().strip())
             self.assertNotEqual(new_pid, old_pids[name],
                                 "%s 应已换新进程" % name)
+            # 与 svc.sh / recover 夹具一致：僵尸按死处理（CI 容器 PID 1 不收割）。
+            old_still = False
             try:
                 os.kill(old_pids[name], 0)
-                old_still = True
+                try:
+                    state = Path("/proc/%d/stat" % old_pids[name]).read_text() \
+                        .rsplit(")", 1)[1].split()[0]
+                    old_still = state != "Z"
+                except (OSError, IndexError):
+                    old_still = True
             except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError):
                 old_still = False
             self.assertFalse(old_still, "%s 旧进程应已停止" % name)