diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 5a307376886a7d8325964ee0077739e22c96966a..3cde9af5b41559f1517342167abfa075a8a7b190 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TestServerBaseClass(unittest.TestCase):
             daemon=True
         )
         self.uri = f'http://{host}:{port}/'
+        requests.get(self.uri + 'restart')
         self.server_process.start()
 
     def copy_input_file_to_server(self):