diff --git a/lib/ferrum/browser.rb b/lib/ferrum/browser.rb
index 4cea1153..1c265121 100644
--- a/lib/ferrum/browser.rb
+++ b/lib/ferrum/browser.rb
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def restart
     def quit(wait: true)
       return unless @client
 
-      contexts.close_connections
+      @contexts&.close_connections
 
       @client.close
       thread = @process.stop(wait: wait)
diff --git a/spec/browser_spec.rb b/spec/browser_spec.rb
index dfea13fa..14a212e3 100644
--- a/spec/browser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/browser_spec.rb
@@ -495,6 +495,20 @@ def proxy_tunnel(socket, request, browser_url)
     ensure
       browser&.quit
     end
+
+    it "recovers when a previous start died after the client was built" do
+      browser = Ferrum::Browser.new
+
+      allow(Ferrum::Contexts).to receive(:new).and_raise(Ferrum::DeadBrowserError)
+      expect { browser.restart }.to raise_error(Ferrum::DeadBrowserError)
+
+      allow(Ferrum::Contexts).to receive(:new).and_call_original
+
+      expect { browser.restart }.not_to raise_error
+      expect(browser.contexts).not_to be_nil
+    ensure
+      browser&.quit
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#resize" do