diff --git a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter_win.cc b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter_win.cc
index e5c5edc582a..ebb9a784da5 100644
--- a/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter_win.cc
+++ b/atom/common/crash_reporter/crash_reporter_win.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void CrashReporterWin::InitBreakpad(const std::string& product_name,
   if (waiting_event != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     WaitForSingleObject(waiting_event, 1000);
 
+  breakpad_.reset(nullptr);
   int handler_types = google_breakpad::ExceptionHandler::HANDLER_EXCEPTION |
       google_breakpad::ExceptionHandler::HANDLER_PURECALL;
   breakpad_.reset(new google_breakpad::ExceptionHandler(