diff --git a/spec/api-net-spec.js b/spec/api-net-spec.js
index e2236438ecab..4b1c2f48afda 100644
--- a/spec/api-net-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-net-spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const assert = require('assert')
 const {remote} = require('electron')
+const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron')
 const http = require('http')
 const url = require('url')
 const {net} = remote
@@ -1169,13 +1170,21 @@ describe('net module', function () {
         server = null
     })
 
-    it.only('should free unreferenced, never-started request objects', function() {
+    it.only('should free unreferenced, never-started request objects', function(done) {
       const requestUrl = '/requestUrl'
-      const urlRequest = net.request( `${server.url}${requestUrl}`)
+      ipcRenderer.on('api-net-spec-done', function() {
+        done()
+      })
+      const testCode = `
+      // Load the net module in the main browser process.
+      const {net} = require('electron')
+      const urlRequest = net.request('${server.url}${requestUrl}')
       process.nextTick(function() {
         net._RequestGarbageCollectionForTesting()
-        process.nextTick(done)
+        event.sender.send('api-net-spec-done')
       })
+      `
+      ipcRenderer.send('eval', testCode)
     })
     it.skip('should not collect on-going requests', function(done) {
       assert(false)
@@ -1183,5 +1192,5 @@ describe('net module', function () {
     it.skip('should collect unreferenced, ended requests', function(done) {
       assert(false)
     })
-  }
+  })
 })
diff --git a/spec/static/main.js b/spec/static/main.js
index e910e4de2cd5..9a30fd8170b9 100644
--- a/spec/static/main.js
+++ b/spec/static/main.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const ipcMain = electron.ipcMain
 const dialog = electron.dialog
 const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow
 const protocol = electron.protocol
+const v8 = require('v8');
 
 const Coverage = require('electabul').Coverage
 const fs = require('fs')
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ var argv = require('yargs')
 var window = null
 process.port = 0 // will be used by crash-reporter spec.
 
+v8.setFlagsFromString('--expose_gc')
 app.commandLine.appendSwitch('js-flags', '--expose_gc')
 app.commandLine.appendSwitch('ignore-certificate-errors')
 app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-renderer-backgrounding')