diff --git a/src/Database/DBStructure.php b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
index 67685de3dc..a02d6cf1b4 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBStructure.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
@@ -983,7 +983,10 @@ class DBStructure
 		return DBA::toArray($stmtColumns);
 	}
 
-	private static function checkInitialValues()
+	/**
+	 * Check if initial database values do exist - or create them
+	 */
+	public static function checkInitialValues()
 	{
 		if (DBA::tableExists('contact') && !DBA::exists('contact', ['id' => 0])) {
 			DBA::insert('contact', ['nurl' => '']);
diff --git a/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php b/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php
index 23346f7e59..8713b1ff36 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php
+++ b/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ return [
 		],
 	],
 	'contact' => [
-		[
-			'id'      => 0,
-			'uid'     => 0,
-		],
 		[
 			'id'      => 42,
 			'uid'     => 42,
@@ -136,11 +132,6 @@ return [
 			'guid' => '6',
 		],
 	],
-	'permissionset' => [
-		[
-			'id' => 0,
-		]
-	],
 	'item'    => [
 		[
 			'id'          => 1,
diff --git a/tests/include/ApiTest.php b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
index df2c030877..d6ce7576fe 100644
--- a/tests/include/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig\IPConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Core\Session\ISession;
-use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
@@ -73,6 +72,8 @@ class ApiTest extends DatabaseTest
 
 		$dba->setTestmode(true);
 
+		DBStructure::checkInitialValues();
+
 		/** @var IConfig $config */
 		$this->config = $this->dice->create(IConfig::class);