diff --git a/Atom/src/AtomController.h b/Atom/src/AtomController.h
index 398ab5e10..71c566bc9 100644
--- a/Atom/src/AtomController.h
+++ b/Atom/src/AtomController.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class ClientHandler;
   NSView *_devToolsView;
   NSString *_bootstrapScript;
   NSString *_pathToOpen;
+  bool _runningSpecs;
   
   CefRefPtr<CefV8Context> _atomContext;
   CefRefPtr<ClientHandler> _clientHandler;
diff --git a/Atom/src/AtomController.mm b/Atom/src/AtomController.mm
index ebc78098b..8bc92a916 100644
--- a/Atom/src/AtomController.mm
+++ b/Atom/src/AtomController.mm
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 }
 
 - (id)initSpecsWithAtomContext:(CefRefPtr<CefV8Context>)atomContext {
+  _runningSpecs = true;
   return [self initWithBootstrapScript:@"spec-bootstrap" atomContext:atomContext];
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
 
 #pragma mark NSWindowDelegate
 - (void)windowDidResignMain:(NSNotification *)notification {
-  if (_clientHandler && _clientHandler->GetBrowser()) {
+  if (_clientHandler && _clientHandler->GetBrowser() && !_runningSpecs) {
     _clientHandler->GetBrowser()->SendFocusEvent(false);
   }
 }