# What to do when Firefox crashes under test automation with Selenium

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Author: Henrik Skupin

Published: 2018-05-30T15:04:10Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Mozilla Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mozilla-automation.md>)

Topics: [Selenium](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/selenium.md>), [Test automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/test-automation.md>), [Firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firefox.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [crash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crash.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [geckodriver](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/geckodriver.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [selenium](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/selenium.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [test-automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/test-automation.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how Firefox crashes can occur during Selenium-based website tests using geckodriver. It describes crash reporter support, the removal of minidump files with temporary profiles, and the planned MINIDUMP_SAVE_PATH mechanism for preserving crash data.

## Source excerpt

If you have the task to create automated tests for websites you will most likely make use of Selenium when it comes to testing UI interactions. To execute the tests for the various browsers out there each browser vendor offers a so called driver package which has to be used by Selenium to run each of the commands. In case of Firefox this will be geckodriver. Within the last months we got a couple of issues reported for geckodriver that Firefox sometimes crashes while the tests are running. This feedbackContinue readingWhat to do when Firefox crashes under test automation with Selenium