diff --git a/t/e2e/whisper/whisper_test.go b/t/e2e/whisper/whisper_test.go
index b044cb41c..cbc28035a 100644
--- a/t/e2e/whisper/whisper_test.go
+++ b/t/e2e/whisper/whisper_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestWhisperTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	e2e.Init()
 	suite.Run(t, new(WhisperTestSuite))
 }