diff --git a/minode/tests/test_memory.py b/minode/tests/test_memory.py
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+"""Tests for memory usage"""
+
+import gc
+import time
+
+from minode import shared
+
+from .test_network import TestProcessProto, run_listener
+
+
+class TestListener(TestProcessProto):
+    """A separate test case for Listener with a process with --trusted-peer"""
+    _process_cmd = ['minode', '--trusted-peer', '127.0.0.1']
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        shared.shutting_down = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        super().tearDownClass()
+        shared.shutting_down = False
+
+    def test_listener(self):
+        """Start Listener and disconnect a client"""
+        with run_listener() as listener:
+            if not listener:
+                self.fail('Failed to start listener')
+
+            shared.connection_limit = 2
+            connected = False
+            started = time.time()
+            while not connected:
+                time.sleep(0.2)
+                if time.time() - started > 90:
+                    self.fail('Failed to establish the connection')
+                for c in shared.connections:
+                    if c.status == 'fully_established':
+                        connected = True
+
+            if not self._stop_process(10):
+                self.fail('Failed to stop the client process')
+
+            for c in shared.connections.copy():
+                if not c.is_alive() or c.status == 'disconnected':
+                    shared.connections.remove(c)
+                    c = None
+                    break
+            else:
+                self.fail('The connection is alive')
+
+            gc.collect()
+            for obj in gc.get_objects():
+                if (
+                    isinstance(obj, shared.connection)
+                    and obj not in shared.connections
+                ):
+                    self.fail('Connection %s remains in memory' % obj)