diff --git a/tests/test_admin_pages.py b/tests/test_admin_pages.py
index ea6440a1a..e2ca8e335 100644
--- a/tests/test_admin_pages.py
+++ b/tests/test_admin_pages.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def test_with_user(pub):
     assert resp.location == 'http://example.net/login/?next=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.net%2Fbackoffice%2F'
 
 def test_with_superuser(pub):
+    create_superuser(pub)
     app = login(get_app(pub))
     app.get('/backoffice/')