diff --git a/spec/bashcov/runner_spec.rb b/spec/bashcov/runner_spec.rb
index 0e4641d..8487b59 100644
--- a/spec/bashcov/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bashcov/runner_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
         ENV["SHELLOPTS"] = "posix"
       end
 
+      after do
+        ENV["SHELLOPTS"] = nil
+      end
+
       it "merges the flags" do
         runner.run
         expect(ENV["SHELLOPTS"]).to eq("posix:xtrace")