log.Infof("Checking for active connections...")
		ticker := time.NewTicker(activeConnectionCheckDelay)
		defer ticker.Stop()

		retryCount := 0
	graceful_loop:
		for range ticker.C {
			ac, err := a.activeProxyConnections()
			select {
			case status := <-a.statusCh:
				log.Infof("Envoy exited with status %v", status.err)
				log.Infof("Graceful termination logic ended prematurely, envoy process terminated early")
				return

			server := testserver.CreateAndStartServer(tt.stats)
			defer server.Close()

			agent := NewAgent(TestProxy{}, 0, 0, "localhost", server.Listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port, 15021, 15009, true)
			if ac, _ := agent.activeProxyConnections(); ac != tt.expected {
				t.Errorf("unexpected active proxy connections. expected: %d got: %d", tt.expected, ac)
			}
		})
	}