diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/JsUnitTestBase.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/JsUnitTestBase.java
index 73fa3bf33e8..0807cecf927 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/JsUnitTestBase.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/JsUnitTestBase.java
@@ -94,9 +94,13 @@ public abstract class JsUnitTestBase extends MultipleFilesTranslationTest {
         @SuppressWarnings("JUnitTestCaseWithNoTests") JsUnitTestBase runner = new JsUnitTestBase() {
 
         };
-        runner.setUp();
-        runner.runTestFile(testFile);
-        runner.tearDown();
+        try {
+            runner.setUp();
+            runner.runTestFile(testFile);
+        }
+        finally {
+            runner.tearDown();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override