diff --git a/unit_tests/check_htmlnorm.c b/unit_tests/check_htmlnorm.c
index a859c9587..104d47c10 100644
--- a/unit_tests/check_htmlnorm.c
+++ b/unit_tests/check_htmlnorm.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static char *dir;
 
 static void htmlnorm_setup(void)
 {
+        cl_init(CL_INIT_DEFAULT);
 	dconf_setup();
 	dir = cli_gentemp(NULL);
 	fail_unless(!!dir, "cli_gentemp failed");
diff --git a/unit_tests/check_jsnorm.c b/unit_tests/check_jsnorm.c
index 30f608cbf..42bb5688b 100644
--- a/unit_tests/check_jsnorm.c
+++ b/unit_tests/check_jsnorm.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ static char *tmpdir = NULL;
 
 static void jstest_setup(void)
 {
+        cl_init(CL_INIT_DEFAULT);
 	state = cli_js_init();
 	fail_unless(!!state, "js init");
 	tmpdir = cli_gentemp(NULL);