diff --git a/test/installation/teardown_dir b/test/installation/teardown_dir
index 7637390..941ca99 100755
--- a/test/installation/teardown_dir
+++ b/test/installation/teardown_dir
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 . ../../nvm.sh
+nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7
 
 if [ -f ".nvmrc" ]; then
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir b/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir
index a6b923c..789456c 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir	
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 . ../../../nvm.sh
+nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7
 nvm uninstall v0.11.7
 
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir b/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir
index 120ea83..55e2a61 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir	
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 . ../../../nvm.sh
+nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7
 
 rm .nvmrc