diff --git a/test/py/u_boot_console_exec_attach.py b/test/py/u_boot_console_exec_attach.py
index 1be27c1930..445b58dda6 100644
--- a/test/py/u_boot_console_exec_attach.py
+++ b/test/py/u_boot_console_exec_attach.py
@@ -58,10 +58,14 @@ class ConsoleExecAttach(ConsoleBase):
         args = [self.config.board_type, self.config.board_identity]
         s = Spawn(['u-boot-test-console'] + args)
 
-        self.log.action('Resetting board')
-        cmd = ['u-boot-test-reset'] + args
-        runner = self.log.get_runner(cmd[0], sys.stdout)
-        runner.run(cmd)
-        runner.close()
+        try:
+            self.log.action('Resetting board')
+            cmd = ['u-boot-test-reset'] + args
+            runner = self.log.get_runner(cmd[0], sys.stdout)
+            runner.run(cmd)
+            runner.close()
+        except:
+            s.close()
+            raise
 
         return s
diff --git a/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py b/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py
index 3d9cde5ee0..a5f4a8e91b 100644
--- a/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py
+++ b/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ class Spawn(object):
             finally:
                 os._exit(255)
 
-        self.poll = select.poll()
-        self.poll.register(self.fd, select.POLLIN | select.POLLPRI | select.POLLERR | select.POLLHUP | select.POLLNVAL)
+        try:
+            self.poll = select.poll()
+            self.poll.register(self.fd, select.POLLIN | select.POLLPRI | select.POLLERR | select.POLLHUP | select.POLLNVAL)
+        except:
+            self.close()
+            raise
 
     def kill(self, sig):
         """Send unix signal "sig" to the child process.