diff --git a/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb b/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb
index d87b65ff..a96fcec0 100644
--- a/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     before(:all) do
       require 'rb-inotify'
     end
+
     let(:dir1) { Pathname.new("/foo/dir1") }
 
     let(:config) { instance_double(Listen::Adapter::Config, "config") }
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@
     # TODO: fix other adapters too!
     subject { described_class.new(config) }
 
+    before do
+      allow(queue).to receive(:close)
+    end
+
+    after do
+      subject.stop
+    end
+
     describe 'watch events' do
       let(:directories) { [Pathname.pwd] }
       let(:adapter_options) { {} }
@@ -40,6 +49,11 @@
         allow(config).to receive(:adapter_options).and_return(adapter_options)
         allow(config).to receive(:queue).and_return(queue)
         allow(config).to receive(:silencer).and_return(silencer)
+        allow(fake_worker).to receive(:close)
+      end
+
+      after do
+        subject.stop
       end
 
       it 'starts by calling watch with default events' do
@@ -55,6 +69,7 @@
       before do
         fake_worker = double(:fake_worker_for_inotify_limit_message)
         allow(fake_worker).to receive(:watch).and_raise(Errno::ENOSPC)
+        allow(fake_worker).to receive(:close)
 
         fake_notifier = double(:fake_notifier, new: fake_worker)
         stub_const('INotify::Notifier', fake_notifier)
@@ -78,6 +93,7 @@
         fake_worker = double(:fake_worker_for_callback)
         events = [:recursive, :close_write]
         allow(fake_worker).to receive(:watch).with('/foo/dir1', *events)
+        allow(fake_worker).to receive(:close)
 
         fake_notifier = double(:fake_notifier, new: fake_worker)
         stub_const('INotify::Notifier', fake_notifier)
@@ -160,7 +176,6 @@
           stub_const('INotify::Notifier', fake_notifier)
 
           allow(config).to receive(:queue).and_return(queue)
-          allow(queue).to receive(:close)
           allow(config).to receive(:silencer).and_return(silencer)
 
           allow(subject).to receive(:require).with('rb-inotify')
@@ -168,7 +183,6 @@
         end
 
         it 'stops the worker' do
-          expect(fake_worker).to receive(:close)
           subject.stop
         end
       end