diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/business/WeblogStatsTest.java b/app/src/test/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/business/WeblogStatsTest.java
index ce16dc2..ddf6d06 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/business/WeblogStatsTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/business/WeblogStatsTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 
     @BeforeEach
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
+
+        TestUtils.setupWeblogger();
+
         // create weblog with three entries and two comments per entry
         user1 = TestUtils.setupUser("a_commentCountTestUser");
         user2 = TestUtils.setupUser("b_commentCountTestUser");