diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init/runtime
index 3bf01e2601..74fd529b5d 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init/runtime
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	<events>
 		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="330" />
 		<log meaning="succeeded">child "test-init" exited with exit value 0</log>
+		<log meaning="failed">list model not empty at destruction time</log>
 	</events>
 
 	<content>
diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/sandbox/config_model.h b/repos/os/src/lib/sandbox/config_model.h
index 30d14a7430..5a007970fe 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/sandbox/config_model.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/sandbox/config_model.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ struct Sandbox::Parent_provides_model : Noncopyable
 		_alloc(alloc), _verbose(verbose), _factory(factory)
 	{ }
 
+	~Parent_provides_model()
+	{
+		update_from_xml(Xml_node("<empty/>"));
+	}
+
 	void update_from_xml(Xml_node const &xml)
 	{
 		bool first_log = true;