diff --git a/tests/cell.cpp b/tests/cell.cpp
index e213f1aa2..a489f89c1 100644
--- a/tests/cell.cpp
+++ b/tests/cell.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class CellTest : public :: testing::Test {
     if(nc_){
       EXPECT_EQ(0, notcurses_stop(nc_));
     }
-    fclose(outfp_);
+    if(outfp_){
+      fclose(outfp_);
+    }
   }
 
   struct notcurses* nc_{};
diff --git a/tests/fade.cpp b/tests/fade.cpp
index d5084c151..1b2b0eb0a 100644
--- a/tests/fade.cpp
+++ b/tests/fade.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class FadeTest : public :: testing::Test {
     if(nc_){
       EXPECT_EQ(0, notcurses_stop(nc_));
     }
-    fclose(outfp_);
+    if(outfp_){
+      fclose(outfp_);
+    }
   }
 
   struct notcurses* nc_{};
diff --git a/tests/libav.cpp b/tests/libav.cpp
index 375db77ca..2a16f13c7 100644
--- a/tests/libav.cpp
+++ b/tests/libav.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class LibavTest : public :: testing::Test {
     if(nc_){
       EXPECT_EQ(0, notcurses_stop(nc_));
     }
-    fclose(outfp_);
+    if(outfp_){
+      fclose(outfp_);
+    }
   }
 
   notcurses* nc_{};
diff --git a/tests/ncplane.cpp b/tests/ncplane.cpp
index 9ea91edfe..5efc13117 100644
--- a/tests/ncplane.cpp
+++ b/tests/ncplane.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class NcplaneTest : public :: testing::Test {
     if(nc_){
       EXPECT_EQ(0, notcurses_stop(nc_));
     }
-    fclose(outfp_);
+    if(outfp_){
+      fclose(outfp_);
+    }
   }
 
   struct notcurses* nc_{};
diff --git a/tests/notcurses.cpp b/tests/notcurses.cpp
index 41f786952..da328eea3 100644
--- a/tests/notcurses.cpp
+++ b/tests/notcurses.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class NotcursesTest : public :: testing::Test {
     if(nc_){
       EXPECT_EQ(0, notcurses_stop(nc_));
     }
-    fclose(outfp_);
+    if(outfp_){
+      fclose(outfp_);
+    }
   }
 
   struct notcurses* nc_{};
diff --git a/tests/panelreel.cpp b/tests/panelreel.cpp
index 86b0d3f67..658312cc4 100644
--- a/tests/panelreel.cpp
+++ b/tests/panelreel.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class PanelReelTest : public :: testing::Test {
     if(nc_){
       EXPECT_EQ(0, notcurses_stop(nc_));
     }
-    fclose(outfp_);
+    if(outfp_){
+      fclose(outfp_);
+    }
   }
 
   struct notcurses* nc_{};