diff --git a/test/picardtestcase.py b/test/picardtestcase.py
index 7aa08bfcf..16ad2b7d4 100644
--- a/test/picardtestcase.py
+++ b/test/picardtestcase.py
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ class FakeTagger(QtCore.QObject):
 class PicardTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         QtCore.QObject.tagger = FakeTagger()
+        config.setting = {}