diff --git a/packages/ferry/test/isolate/isolate_client_test.dart b/packages/ferry/test/isolate/isolate_client_test.dart
index e5f9d060..311fcb2c 100644
--- a/packages/ferry/test/isolate/isolate_client_test.dart
+++ b/packages/ferry/test/isolate/isolate_client_test.dart
@@ -314,15 +314,17 @@ void main() {
           _initAutoResponderForReviewsLinkClient,
           params: null);
 
-      void localFunc() {}
+      final receivePort = ReceivePort();
 
       addTearDown(client.dispose);
+      addTearDown(receivePort.close);
       //closure that captures local state, cannot be sent to isolate
       final invalidMergeReviews =
           (GReviewsData? previousResult, GReviewsData? fetchMoreResult) {
-        // try to call this locally declared function
-        // -> this will make the invalidMergeReviews non-transmittable for sure
-        localFunc();
+        // try to reference receivePort, which is a closure variable
+        // with native function type, which cannot be sent to isolate
+        // so sending this function through isolate will throw an error
+        receivePort.runtimeType;
         return null;
       };