diff --git a/tests/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php b/tests/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
index 67a42d30909..d06d85c7d79 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
         $conn = static::$sharedConn;
 
         // In case test is skipped, tearDown is called, but no setup may have run
-        if (! $conn) {
+        if (! $conn || ! isset($this->_em)) {
             return;
         }