diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java.in
index 623005eaab3a..5ffdd5c40b3f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/BaseTest.java.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ abstract class BaseTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<Activity> {
         mAsserter.setTestName(this.getClass().getName());
 
         // Set up Robotium.solo and Driver objects
-        mSolo = new Solo(getInstrumentation());
+        mSolo = new Solo(getInstrumentation(), mActivity);
         mDriver = new FennecNativeDriver(mActivity, mSolo);
         mActions = new FennecNativeActions(mActivity, mSolo, getInstrumentation(), mAsserter);
     }
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ abstract class BaseTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<Activity> {
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
         try {
             mAsserter.endTest();
-            mSolo.finalize();
+            mSolo.finishOpenedActivities();
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
-        getActivity().finish();
         super.tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testAllPagesTab.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testAllPagesTab.java.in
index 9420c40b4518..f48b7c022e82 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testAllPagesTab.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testAllPagesTab.java.in
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ public class testAllPagesTab extends BaseTest {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-
         ContentResolver resolver = getActivity().getContentResolver();
         Uri uri = Uri.parse("content://@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@.db.browser/history");
         uri = uri.buildUpon().appendQueryParameter("profile", "default")
@@ -146,5 +144,7 @@ public class testAllPagesTab extends BaseTest {
         resolver.delete(uri, "url = ?", new String[] {
             "http://mochi.test:8888/tests/robocop/robocop_big_link.html"
         });
+
+        super.tearDown();
     }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testBookmarksTab.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testBookmarksTab.java.in
index 9a641a83fe69..d9d551421517 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testBookmarksTab.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testBookmarksTab.java.in
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ public class testBookmarksTab extends BaseTest {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-
         ContentResolver resolver = getActivity().getContentResolver();
         Uri uri = Uri.parse("content://@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@.db.browser/bookmarks");
         uri = uri.buildUpon().appendQueryParameter("profile", "default")
@@ -221,5 +219,7 @@ public class testBookmarksTab extends BaseTest {
         resolver.delete(uri, "title = ?", new String[] {
             "BOOKMARK_TITLE"
         });
+
+        super.tearDown();
     }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProvider.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProvider.java.in
index e3c55293d4ae..27e12346fa0a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProvider.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProvider.java.in
@@ -336,10 +336,6 @@ public class testBrowserProvider extends ContentProviderTest {
         }
     }
 
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-    }
-
     abstract class Test implements Runnable {
         public void run() {
             try {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProviderPerf.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProviderPerf.java.in
index 0abcdab08ae2..f0de0a6051c6 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProviderPerf.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testBrowserProviderPerf.java.in
@@ -255,7 +255,4 @@ public class testBrowserProviderPerf extends ContentProviderTest {
         c.close();
     }
 
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testFormHistory.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testFormHistory.java.in
index 46c53d787886..b7c1d2dab3b6 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testFormHistory.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testFormHistory.java.in
@@ -108,11 +108,15 @@ public class testFormHistory extends BaseTest {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-      super.tearDown();
-
       // remove the entire signons.sqlite file
       File profile = new File(mProfile);
       File db = new File(profile, "formhistory.sqlite");
-      db.delete();
+      if (db.delete()) {
+          mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown deleted "+db.toString());
+      } else {
+          mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown did not delete "+db.toString());
+      }
+
+      super.tearDown();
     }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testJarReader.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testJarReader.java.in
index c1157ca8d6b5..4987563c25bc 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testJarReader.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testJarReader.java.in
@@ -69,7 +69,4 @@ public class testJarReader extends BaseTest {
         return new java.util.Scanner(stream).useDelimiter("\\A").next();
     }
 
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-      super.tearDown();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testMigration.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testMigration.java.in
index 5066ea391a00..e821da1bdb04 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testMigration.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testMigration.java.in
@@ -346,7 +346,11 @@ public class testMigration extends ContentProviderTest {
       // remove the database file
       File profile = new File(mProfile);
       File db = new File(profile, DB_NAME);
-      db.delete();
+      if (db.delete()) {
+          mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown deleted "+db.toString());
+      } else {
+          mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown did not delete "+db.toString());
+      }
 
       super.tearDown();
     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordEncrypt.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordEncrypt.java.in
index 117eafab9161..317bd5b911b3 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordEncrypt.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordEncrypt.java.in
@@ -147,11 +147,15 @@ public class testPasswordEncrypt extends BaseTest {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-  
         // remove the entire signons.sqlite file
         File profile = new File(mProfile);
         File db = new File(profile, "signons.sqlite");
-        db.delete();
+        if (db.delete()) {
+            mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown deleted "+db.toString());
+        } else {
+            mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown did not delete "+db.toString());
+        }
+
+        super.tearDown();
     }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordProvider.java.in b/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordProvider.java.in
index 1fcd846d5f32..9ace65b6a29b 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordProvider.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testPasswordProvider.java.in
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ public class testPasswordProvider extends BaseTest {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-  
         // remove the entire signons.sqlite file
         File profile = new File(mProfile);
         File db = new File(profile, "signons.sqlite");
-        db.delete();
+        if (db.delete()) {
+            mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown deleted "+db.toString());
+        } else {
+            mAsserter.dumpLog("tearDown did not delete "+db.toString());
+        }
+
+        super.tearDown();
     }
 }