diff --git a/spec/api-web-frame-spec.js b/spec/api-web-frame-spec.js
index 4ef6fdd387..ce0d0436ec 100644
--- a/spec/api-web-frame-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-web-frame-spec.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ const {BrowserWindow, protocol, ipcMain} = remote
 
 describe('webFrame module', function () {
   var fixtures = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures')
+  var w = null
+
+  afterEach(function () {
+    return closeWindow(w).then(function () { w = null })
+  })
 
   describe('webFrame.registerURLSchemeAsPrivileged', function () {
     it('supports fetch api by default', function (done) {
@@ -96,14 +101,11 @@ describe('webFrame module', function () {
       runNumber++
 
       const url = standardScheme + '://fake-host'
-      var w = new BrowserWindow({show: false})
+      w = new BrowserWindow({show: false})
       after(function (done) {
         protocol.unregisterProtocol(corsScheme, function () {
           protocol.unregisterProtocol(standardScheme, function () {
-            closeWindow(w).then(function () {
-              w = null
-              done()
-            })
+            done()
           })
         })
       })