diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/live/test.js b/test/functional/fixtures/live/test.js
index 8e4fc0a092e..62d06f15406 100644
--- a/test/functional/fixtures/live/test.js
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/live/test.js
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ if (config.useLocalBrowsers) {
             const runCount = 2;
 
             console.log(`${new Date()} -> file: test.js:87 -> it.only -> before createTestCafeInstance`);
+            let runner;
             return createTestCafeInstance()
                 .then(() => {
-                    const runner = createLiveModeRunner(cafe, '/testcafe-fixtures/smoke.js');
+                    runner = createLiveModeRunner(cafe, '/testcafe-fixtures/smoke.js');
 
                     console.log(`${new Date()} -> file: test.js:90 -> helper.emitter.once -> helper.counter:`, helper.counter);
                     helper.emitter.once('tests-completed', () => {
@@ -112,7 +113,15 @@ if (config.useLocalBrowsers) {
                 })
                 .finally(() => {
                   console.log('finally');
-                  return cafe.close();
+                  runner.stop();
+                  return runner.stop()
+                  .then(() => {
+                    console.log('runner stopped')
+                  })
+                  .then( () => cafe.close())
+                  .then(() => {
+                    console.log('cafe closed')
+                  });
                 });
         });