diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
index 65d11a538..ddf11d7e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ export function restart(options = {} as RestartOptions): void {
     repeatWithPace = true;
   }
 
+  $("#words").stop(true, true);
+  $("#words .smoothScroller").stop(true, true).remove();
+
   ManualRestart.reset();
   TestTimer.clear();
   TestStats.restart();