diff --git a/translate/system-test/quickstart.test.js b/translate/system-test/quickstart.test.js
index f056c2a2864..6c517dabf9c 100644
--- a/translate/system-test/quickstart.test.js
+++ b/translate/system-test/quickstart.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const proxyquire = require(`proxyquire`).noPreserveCache();
 const translate = proxyquire(`@google-cloud/translate`, {})();
 
 test.before(stubConsole);
-test.after(restoreConsole);
+test.after.always(restoreConsole);
 
 test.cb(`should translate a string`, (t) => {
   const string = `Hello, world!`;