diff --git a/plugins/tangle/solidifier_test.go b/plugins/tangle/solidifier_test.go
index 7bfbe02b14cc09f957c8d8144412ffa33572a03e..de7ae69fe1684bd70ac9a8f16abd2b9d0b2d010a 100644
--- a/plugins/tangle/solidifier_test.go
+++ b/plugins/tangle/solidifier_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestSolidifier(t *testing.T) {
 	// initialize plugin
+	configureTransactionDatabase(nil)
+	configureTransactionMetaDataDatabase(nil)
 	configureApproversDatabase(nil)
 	configureSolidifier(nil)