diff --git a/src/main.coffee b/src/main.coffee
index 3db13f852..e8fee5ae3 100644
--- a/src/main.coffee
+++ b/src/main.coffee
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class AtomApplication
       bootstrapScript: 'spec-bootstrap',
       resourcePath: @resourcePath
 
+    specWindow.browserWindow.removeAllListeners 'close'
     specWindow.browserWindow.show()
     @windows.push specWindow