diff --git a/tests/test_query_version.py b/tests/test_query_version.py
index c951fa3c4fa57dea30b22627746760575229c03c..061cd9654b6de2b4da1b8a0e52397f827dfd728e 100644
--- a/tests/test_query_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_query_version.py
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@
 #
 # ** end header
 #
-import pytest
 import caosdb as db
+import pytest
 from caosdb import execute_query as query
 
+db.configure_connection(username="admin", password="caosdb",
+                        password_method="plain")
+
+
 CONTAINER = db.Container()
 NAME_PROPERTY = db.Property("name").retrieve()
 TEST_PROP_TEXT = db.Property("TestPropertyText", datatype=db.TEXT)