diff --git a/test/scripts/generators/page.js b/test/scripts/generators/page.js
index 9fae9f60fa..2371566fad 100644
--- a/test/scripts/generators/page.js
+++ b/test/scripts/generators/page.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ describe('page', () => {
   const Page = hexo.model('Page');
   const generator = Promise.method(require('../../../lib/plugins/generator/page').bind(hexo));
 
-  function locals() {
+  const locals = () => {
     hexo.locals.invalidate();
     return hexo.locals.toObject();
-  }
+  };
 
   it('default layout', async () => {
     const page = await Page.insert({
diff --git a/test/scripts/hexo/load_database.js b/test/scripts/hexo/load_database.js
index ece1549c7d..d711d9183c 100644
--- a/test/scripts/hexo/load_database.js
+++ b/test/scripts/hexo/load_database.js
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ describe('Load database', () => {
     hexo._dbLoaded = false;
   });
 
-  after(async () => {
-    const exist = await exists(dbPath);
-    if (exist) await unlink(dbPath);
-    rmdir(hexo.base_dir);
-  });
+  after(() => rmdir(hexo.base_dir));
 
   it('database does not exist', () => loadDatabase(hexo));
 
@@ -57,6 +53,22 @@ describe('Load database', () => {
 
     await unlink(dbPath);
   });
+});
+
+// #3975 workaround for Windows
+describe('Load database - load failed', () => {
+  const Hexo = require('../../../lib/hexo');
+  const hexo = new Hexo(join(__dirname, 'db_test'), {silent: true});
+  const loadDatabase = require('../../../lib/hexo/load_database');
+  const dbPath = hexo.database.options.path;
+
+  before(() => mkdirs(hexo.base_dir));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    hexo._dbLoaded = false;
+  });
+
+  after(() => rmdir(hexo.base_dir));
 
   it('database load failed', async () => {
     await writeFile(dbPath, '{1423432: 324');