diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/test_helper_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/test_helper_spec.rb
index dad59f6b1..200356661 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/test_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/test_helper_spec.rb
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     expect(Sentry.get_current_client.transport).to be_a(Sentry::HTTPTransport)
   end
 
-  after do
-    teardown_sentry_test
-  end
-
   describe "#setup_sentry_test" do
+    after do
+      teardown_sentry_test
+    end
+
     it "raises error when the SDK is not initialized" do
       allow(Sentry).to receive(:initialized?).and_return(false)
 
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
       setup_sentry_test
     end
 
+    after do
+      teardown_sentry_test
+    end
+
     it "returns the last sent event" do
       Sentry.capture_message("foobar")
       Sentry.capture_message("barbaz")
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@
       setup_sentry_test
     end
 
+    after do
+      teardown_sentry_test
+    end
+
     it "extracts exceptions from an ErrorEvent" do
       event = Sentry.get_current_client.event_from_exception(Exception.new("foobar"))