diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
index 6ecf9fc1c2..8482d27118 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   constructor() {
     env.PORT = 4002
     this.server = require("../../../../app")
-    this.request = supertest(this.server)
     // we need the request for logging in, involves cookies, hard to fake
+    this.request = supertest(this.server)
     this.appId = null
   }