diff --git a/src/test/system-test.js b/src/test/system-test.js
index 6dcbee153..95915662a 100644
--- a/src/test/system-test.js
+++ b/src/test/system-test.js
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@
 
 const common = require('./common.js'),
     expect = require('expect.js'),
+    nock = require('nock'),
     system = require('../system.js');
 
 describe('System', function () {
     const { setup, cleanup } = common;
 
-    before(setup);
+    before(async function () {
+        await setup();
+        if (nock.isActive()) nock.restore(); // required to connect to the docker socket
+    });
     after(cleanup);
 
     it('can get filesystems', async function () {