diff --git a/public/app/features/templating/specs/editor_ctrl.jest.ts b/public/app/features/templating/specs/editor_ctrl.jest.ts
index 29f292837d7..f49d0ccd9c6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/templating/specs/editor_ctrl.jest.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/templating/specs/editor_ctrl.jest.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('VariableEditorCtrl', () => {
         },
       };
 
-      const ctrl = new VariableEditorCtrl(scope, {}, variableSrv, {});
+      return new VariableEditorCtrl(scope, {}, variableSrv, {});
     });
 
     it('should emit an error', () => {