1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_webapp.py b/tests/unit/test_webapp.py
index 7d7a04fdc..d3498f51a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_webapp.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_webapp.py
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@
 import json
 from urllib.parse import ParseResult
 from mock import Mock
-from searx import webapp
 from searx.testing import SearxTestCase
 from searx.search import Search
+import searx.engines
 
 
 class ViewsTestCase(SearxTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
+        # skip init function (no external HTTP request)
+        self.setattr4test(searx.engines, 'initialize_engines', searx.engines.load_engines)
+
+        from searx import webapp  # pylint disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
         webapp.app.config['TESTING'] = True  # to get better error messages
         self.app = webapp.app.test_client()