diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php
index a8025063..b5f7ac60 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class XmlScanner
                 $xml = call_user_func($this->callback, $xml);
             }
         } finally {
-            if ($this->libxmlDisableEntityLoader) {
+            if (isset($previousLibxmlDisableEntityLoaderValue)) {
                 libxml_disable_entity_loader($previousLibxmlDisableEntityLoaderValue);
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Security/XmlScannerTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Security/XmlScannerTest.php
index ea9aff0b..ca813a03 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Security/XmlScannerTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Security/XmlScannerTest.php
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ class XmlScannerTest extends TestCase
     /**
      * @dataProvider providerLibxmlSettings
      *
-     * @param $libxmDisableLoader
+     * @param $libxmlDisableLoader
      */
-    public function testNewInstanceCreationDoesntChangeLibxmlSettings($libxmDisableLoader)
+    public function testNewInstanceCreationDoesntChangeLibxmlSettings($libxmlDisableLoader)
     {
-        libxml_disable_entity_loader($libxmDisableLoader);
+        libxml_disable_entity_loader($libxmlDisableLoader);
 
         $reader = new Xml();
-
-        self::assertEquals($libxmDisableLoader, libxml_disable_entity_loader($libxmDisableLoader));
+        self::assertEquals($libxmlDisableLoader, libxml_disable_entity_loader($libxmlDisableLoader));
+        unset($reader);
     }
 
     public function providerLibxmlSettings()