diff --git a/tests/lib/db/migrator.php b/tests/lib/db/migrator.php
index 5d85bd98f3..e9b986236b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/db/migrator.php
+++ b/tests/lib/db/migrator.php
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ class Migrator extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 	private $tableName;
 
 	public function setUp() {
+		$this->connection = \OC_DB::getConnection();
 		if ($this->connection->getDriver() instanceof \Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\OCI8\Driver) {
 			$this->markTestSkipped('DB migration tests arent supported on OCI');
 		}
 		$this->tableName = 'test_' . uniqid();
-		$this->connection = \OC_DB::getConnection();
 	}
 
 	public function tearDown() {