diff --git a/src/intents.js b/src/intents.js
index e44b4d87..211d8321 100644
--- a/src/intents.js
+++ b/src/intents.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function createService (cozy, intentId, serviceWindow) {
       let terminated = false
 
       const terminate = (message) => {
-        if (terminated) throw new Error('Intent service has been terminated')
+        if (terminated) throw new Error('Intent service has already been terminated')
         terminated = true
         serviceWindow.parent.postMessage(message, intent.attributes.client)
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/intents.js b/test/unit/intents.js
index 1455c697..afeba243 100644
--- a/test/unit/intents.js
+++ b/test/unit/intents.js
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
           windowMock.parent.postMessage
             .withArgs(messageMatch, expectedIntent.attributes.client).calledOnce.should.be.true()
         })
+
         it('should calculate width and height from a provided dom element', async function () {
           const windowMock = mockWindow()
 
@@ -437,7 +438,39 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
           windowMock.parent.postMessage
             .withArgs(messageMatch, expectedIntent.attributes.client).calledOnce.should.be.true()
         })
+
+        it('should not be called once the service has been terminated', async function () {
+          const windowMock = mockWindow()
+
+          const clientHandshakeEventMessageMock = {
+            origin: expectedIntent.attributes.client,
+            data: { foo: 'bar' }
+          }
+
+          const result = {
+            type: 'io.cozy.things'
+          }
+
+          windowMock.parent.postMessage.callsFake(() => {
+            const messageEventListener = windowMock.addEventListener.secondCall.args[1]
+            messageEventListener(clientHandshakeEventMessageMock)
+          })
+
+          const service = await cozy.client.intents.createService(expectedIntent._id, windowMock)
+
+          service.terminate(result)
+
+          should.throws(() => {
+            service.resizeClient({
+              element: {
+                clientHeight: 10,
+                clientWidth: 13
+              }
+            })
+          }, /Intent service has been terminated/)
+        })
       })
+
       describe('Terminate', function () {
         it('should send result document to Client', async function () {
           const windowMock = mockWindow()
@@ -524,7 +557,7 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
 
           should.throws(() => {
             service.terminate(result)
-          }, /Intent service has been terminated/)
+          }, /Intent service has already been terminated/)
         })
       })
 
@@ -596,7 +629,7 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
 
           should.throws(() => {
             service.cancel()
-          }, /Intent service has been terminated/)
+          }, /Intent service has already been terminated/)
         })
 
         it('should forbbid further calls to terminate()', async function () {
@@ -622,7 +655,7 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
 
           should.throws(() => {
             service.terminate(result)
-          }, /Intent service has been terminated/)
+          }, /Intent service has already been terminated/)
         })
       })
 
@@ -680,7 +713,7 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
 
           should.throws(() => {
             service.cancel()
-          }, /Intent service has been terminated/)
+          }, /Intent service has already been terminated/)
         })
 
         it('should forbbid further calls to terminate()', async function () {
@@ -706,7 +739,7 @@ describe('Intents', function () {
 
           should.throws(() => {
             service.terminate(result)
-          }, /Intent service has been terminated/)
+          }, /Intent service has already been terminated/)
         })
       })
     })