diff --git a/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py b/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py
index a174cc324..9b1d6514f 100644
--- a/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py
+++ b/auth/test/test_registry_jwt.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from initdb import setup_database_for_testing, finished_database_for_testing
 from util.morecollections import AttrDict
 from util.security.registry_jwt import ANONYMOUS_SUB, build_context_and_subject
 
+
 TEST_AUDIENCE = app.config['SERVER_HOSTNAME']
 TEST_USER = AttrDict({'username': 'joeuser'})
 MAX_SIGNED_S = 3660
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@ TOKEN_VALIDITY_LIFETIME_S = 60 * 60  # 1 hour
 ANONYMOUS_SUB = '(anonymous)'
 
 
+def setup_module(m):
+  setup_database_for_testing(m)
+
+
+def teardown_module(m):
+  finished_database_for_testing(m)
+
+
 def _access(typ='repository', name='somens/somerepo', actions=None):
   actions = [] if actions is None else actions
   return [{