diff --git a/test/test_plugins.py b/test/test_plugins.py
index 822471c62c..57f09a0cc4 100644
--- a/test/test_plugins.py
+++ b/test/test_plugins.py
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ def test_is_user_installed(self):
 
 class TestPluginFunctions(PicardTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
         self.set_config_values({
             'enabled_plugins': [],
         })