diff --git a/tests/DatabaseTestTrait.php b/tests/DatabaseTestTrait.php
index 9a0152026..d8a5c165a 100644
--- a/tests/DatabaseTestTrait.php
+++ b/tests/DatabaseTestTrait.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 namespace Friendica\Test;
 
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
-use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\Database\StaticDatabase;
 
 /**
@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@ trait DatabaseTestTrait
 		// Start the first, outer transaction
 		StaticDatabase::getGlobConnection()->beginTransaction();
 
-		StaticDatabase::setTestmode(true);
-
-		DBStructure::checkInitialValues();
-
 		parent::setUp();
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/Util/Database/StaticDatabase.php b/tests/Util/Database/StaticDatabase.php
index f2ed6c700..38466c65b 100644
--- a/tests/Util/Database/StaticDatabase.php
+++ b/tests/Util/Database/StaticDatabase.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Test\Util\Database;
 
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
 use PDO;
 use PDOException;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ class StaticDatabase extends Database
 		$this->connection = self::$staticConnection;
 		$this->connected = true;
 
+		$this->setTestmode(true);
+
+		DBStructure::checkInitialValues();
+
 		return $this->connected;
 	}