diff --git a/coalib/tests/output/ConsoleInteractorTest.py b/coalib/tests/output/ConsoleInteractorTest.py
index a756ec602d..dfc5dad8ec 100644
--- a/coalib/tests/output/ConsoleInteractorTest.py
+++ b/coalib/tests/output/ConsoleInteractorTest.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         builtins.__dict__["input"] = self._input
+        self.uut.close()
 
     def test_require_settings(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.uut.acquire_settings, 0)
@@ -252,9 +253,9 @@ def test_print_results(self):
 
     def test_from_section(self):
         section = Section("test")
-        ConsoleInteractor.from_section(section)
+        ConsoleInteractor.from_section(section).close()
         section.append(Setting("output", "stderr"))
-        ConsoleInteractor.from_section(section)
+        ConsoleInteractor.from_section(section).close()
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_str_from_queue(q):