diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
index e122374004..c436bf5ad2 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ describe('tasks', () => {
 
   const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
 
+  const origCwd = process.cwd();
   const realChdir = process.chdir;
   // If anyone calls chdir then make it resolve within the tmpdir
   const mockChdir = jest.spyOn(process, 'chdir');
@@ -130,6 +131,10 @@ describe('tasks', () => {
     mockChdir.mockReset();
   });
 
+  afterAll(() => {
+    realChdir(origCwd);
+  });
+
   describe('checkAppExistsTask', () => {
     it('should do nothing if the directory does not exist', async () => {
       const dir = 'projects/';