diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/RecentProjectsTest.java b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/RecentProjectsTest.java
index 9e4c143f85ff..5bf436795c28 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/RecentProjectsTest.java
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/RecentProjectsTest.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public class RecentProjectsTest extends PlatformTestCase {
       ProjectManagerEx manager = ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx();
       project = manager.createProject(null, path.getPath());
       project.save();
+      closeProject(project);
       project = manager.loadAndOpenProject(path.getPath());
       return project.getBasePath();
     }