diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs
index b1a5b8b925..6152898f92 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
         public override void Initialize()
         {
             InitializeFirstRunFlags();
-
-            base.Initialize();
-
+            
             var path = TestHelper.CurrentAssemblyDirectory;
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData("DataDirectory", path);
 
@@ -72,6 +70,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
                     IsReady = true
                 };
 
+            base.Initialize();
+
             DatabaseContext.Initialize(dbFactory.ProviderName, dbFactory.ConnectionString);
 
             CreateSqlCeDatabase();