diff --git a/test/spec/core/localizer.js b/test/spec/core/localizer.js
index 690c69444..b48882e2b 100644
--- a/test/spec/core/localizer.js
+++ b/test/spec/core/localizer.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ describe('iD.coreLocalizer', function() {
             zh: true,
             'zh-CN': true,
         };
+
         it.each([
             /* [requested, matching] */
             [[], ['en']],
@@ -114,5 +115,9 @@ describe('iD.coreLocalizer', function() {
             localiser.preferredLocaleCodes(requested);
             expect(localiser.localesToUseFrom(SUPPORTED_LANGS)).toStrictEqual(matching);
         });
+
+        after(function() {
+            iD.coreLocalizer().preferredLocaleCodes([]);
+        });
     });
 });