diff --git a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/SetupTest.php b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/SetupTest.php
index b7872d3d81..83ad320264 100644
--- a/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/SetupTest.php
+++ b/tests/Alchemy/Tests/Phrasea/Controller/SetupTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class SetupTest extends \Silex\WebTestCase
 
     public function setUp()
     {
+        parent::setUp();
+
         // set test environment
         $environment = 'test';
         $this->app = require __DIR__ . '/../../../../../lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application/Root.php';