diff --git a/t/16-markdown.t b/t/16-markdown.t
index 5ef1ce35f6d1..238a138fadcb 100644
--- a/t/16-markdown.t
+++ b/t/16-markdown.t
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use OpenQA::Test::TimeLimit '10';
 use OpenQA::Markdown qw(bugref_to_html is_light_color markdown_to_html);
 
 my $test_case = OpenQA::Test::Case->new;
+my $schema = $test_case->init_data();
 my $t = Test::Mojo->new('OpenQA::WebAPI');
 
 subtest 'standard markdown' => sub {