Crash on first run after clearing Cypress app data

[MikeMcC399]

Current behavior

If Cypress is started with npx cypress open --e2e --browser electron and Cypress app data has been cleared according to Troubleshooting > Clear App Data, then Cypress crashes running the first test.

A second attempt (without clearing app data) succeeds.

Desired behavior

Cypress should not crash if app data has been cleared.

Test code to reproduce

rm -rf ~/.config/Cypress/cy/*
git clone --branch 32132-single-spec-cy-15 https://github.com/MikeMcC399/cypress-test-tiny
cd cypress-test-tiny
npm ci
npx cypress open --e2e --browser electron

Select "Continue"
Select and run spec.cy.js

Cypress Version

First reported on Cypress 14.5.3
Also reproducible on Cypress 15

Node version

v22.18.0 LTS

Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

Debug Logs

export DEBUG=cypress:server:browsers:cri-client

  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client error classified as WEBSOCKET_NOT_OPEN_RE; enqueuing and attempting to reconnect +1ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client connection was closed was trying to reconnect +0ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client closed cri client { closed: true, target: '4A67300744509372DB33D2F6D573EADF' } +0ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client closing +0ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client not closing, cri client is already closed { closed: true, target: '33A7778B2BB52253632FE02B20D0D44E', connection: p { _options: { host: '127.0.0.1', port: '37855', target: '33A7778B2BB52253632FE02B20D0D44E', local: true, useHostName: true }, _emitter: EventEmitter { _events: [Object: null prototype], _eventsCount: 4, _maxListeners: undefined, [Symbol(shapeMode)]: false, [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, _terminated: true, _gracefullyDisconnect: [AsyncFunction (anonymous)], _reconnect: [AsyncFunction (anonymous)], _broadcastEvent: [Function (anonymous)], _autoReconnect: false, debug: [Function: i] { namespace: 'cypress:server:browsers:cdp-connection:33A7778B2BB52253632FE02B20D0D44E', useColors: true, color: 221, extend: [Function: d], destroy: [Function: deprecated], enabled: [Getter/Setter], inspectOpts: [Object] }, verboseDebug: [Function: i] { namespace: 'cypress-verbose:server:browsers:cdp-connection:33A7778B2BB52253632FE02B20D0D44E', useColors: true, color: 68, extend: [Function: d], destroy: [Function: deprecated], enabled: [Getter/Setter], inspectOpts: [Object] }, _connection: undefined } } +0ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client closing +0ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client closing cri client { closed: false, target: 'ws://127.0.0.1:37855/devtools/browser/ef16a6cb-6261-4372-9511-4110596ef377' } +0ms
  cypress:server:browsers:cri-client closed cri client { closed: true, target: 'ws://127.0.0.1:37855/devtools/browser/ef16a6cb-6261-4372-9511-4110596ef377' } +21ms
We detected that the electron tab running Cypress tests closed unexpectedly.

We have failed the current spec and aborted the run.

Other

No response

[jennifer-shehane]

@MikeMcC399 If you have time, could you test this in v15? I probably wouldn't bother with this if it's resolved itself with the Electron update in 15.

Latest binary

npm install https://cdn.cypress.io/beta/npm/15.0.0/linux-arm64/release/15.0.0-58967959ee15331d88886c07b546e431bef72966/cypress.tgz

Also, feel free to open any other issues you find in that binary playing around (particularly with experimentalStudio: true turned on.

[MikeMcC399]

@jennifer-shehane

@MikeMcC399 If you have time, could you test this in v15? I probably wouldn't bother with this if it's resolved itself with the Electron update in 15.

The issue doesn't appear to be related to the Electron version, as it is also reproducible with Cypress 15 beta.

It is possibly related to other issues using cypress open:

• open with --e2e in unconfigured monorepo hangs #29544
• Spurious failed spec error closing Cypress Runner window #29232
• CT setup detection may fail if launchpad skipped (--component used to open) #27410

[MikeMcC399]

Also reproducible on Cypress 15.0.0 released version