diff --git a/modules/appstate/appstate_test.go b/modules/appstate/appstate_test.go
index 4e83d9dc293f..e4a0d72850e7 100644
--- a/modules/appstate/appstate_test.go
+++ b/modules/appstate/appstate_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	unittest.MainTest(m, &unittest.TestOptions{
 		GiteaRootPath: filepath.Join("..", ".."),
+		FixtureFiles:  []string{""}, // load nothing
 	})
 }