diff --git a/tests/test_query_version.py b/tests/test_query_version.py
index 860bc68514327a8bbfc90777abac4974344b820f..bf6b368ff91101db7e2a4409babdfa6c8fe57c23 100644
--- a/tests/test_query_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_query_version.py
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ import caosdb as db
 import pytest
 from caosdb import execute_query as query
 
-db.configure_connection()
 CONTAINER = db.Container()
-NAME_PROPERTY = db.Property("name").retrieve()
+NAME_PROPERTY = db.Property("name")
 TEST_PROP_TEXT = db.Property("TestPropertyText", datatype=db.TEXT)
 TEST_PROP_DOUBLE = db.Property("TestPropertyDouble", datatype=db.DOUBLE)
 TEST_PROP_INTEGER = db.Property("TestPropertyInteger", datatype=db.INTEGER)
@@ -88,6 +87,8 @@ def teardown_module():
 
 
 def setup_module():
+    db.configure_connection()
+    NAME_PROPERTY.retrieve()
     CONTAINER.extend([TEST_RT_1, TEST_REC_1, TEST_PROP_TEXT, TEST_PROP_DOUBLE,
                       TEST_PROP_INTEGER, TEST_PROP_DATETIME, TEST_PROP_DATE,
                       TEST_REF_RT, TEST_REF_1, TEST_REF_2, TEST_REF_3,