diff --git a/static/karma.src.js b/static/karma.src.js
index e88295b15..93b4bf33b 100644
--- a/static/karma.src.js
+++ b/static/karma.src.js
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ var Karma = function(socket, context, navigator, location) {
   this.VERSION = VERSION;
 
   this.setupContext = function(contextWindow) {
+    if (hasError) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     var getConsole = function(currentWindow) {
       return currentWindow.console || {
@@ -72,6 +75,13 @@ var Karma = function(socket, context, navigator, location) {
       return contextWindow.__karma__.error.apply(contextWindow.__karma__, arguments);
     };
 
+    contextWindow.onbeforeunload = function(e, b) {
+      if (context.src !== 'about:blank') {
+        // TODO(vojta): show what test (with explanation about jasmine.UPDATE_INTERVAL)
+        contextWindow.__karma__.error('Some of your tests did a full page reload!');
+      }
+    };
+
     // patch the console
     var localConsole = contextWindow.console = getConsole(contextWindow);
     var browserConsoleLog = localConsole.log;
@@ -170,7 +180,7 @@ var Karma = function(socket, context, navigator, location) {
   // we are not going to execute at all
   this.error = function(msg, url, line) {
     hasError = true;
-    socket.emit('error', msg + '\nat ' + url + ':' + line);
+    socket.emit('error', url ? msg + '\nat ' + url + (line ? ':' + line : '') : msg);
     this.complete();
     return false;
   };
@@ -180,8 +190,12 @@ var Karma = function(socket, context, navigator, location) {
   };
 
   this.complete = function(result) {
-    socket.emit('complete', result || {});
-    clearContext();
+    // give the browser some time to breath, there could be a page reload, but because a bunch of
+    // tests could run in the same event loop, we wouldn't notice.
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      socket.emit('complete', result || {});
+      clearContext();
+    }, 0);
   };
 
   this.info = function(info) {
diff --git a/test/client/karma.spec.js b/test/client/karma.spec.js
index 0a7ca0f69..e2229021f 100644
--- a/test/client/karma.spec.js
+++ b/test/client/karma.spec.js
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ describe('karma', function() {
   });
 
 
+  it('should not set up context if there was an error', function() {
+    var mockWindow = {};
+
+    k.error('page reload');
+    k.setupContext(mockWindow);
+
+    expect(mockWindow.__karma__).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(mockWindow.onbeforeunload).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(mockWindow.onerror).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+
   it('should report navigator name', function() {
     var spyInfo = jasmine.createSpy('onInfo').andCallFake(function(info) {
       expect(info.name).toBe('Fake browser name');