diff --git a/src/test/setupTest b/src/test/setupTest
index 8435864b4..488a7b209 100755
--- a/src/test/setupTest
+++ b/src/test/setupTest
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout data/nginx/cert/host.key -out data/ng
 webadmin_scopes="cloudron,profile,users,apps,settings"
 webadmin_origin="https://${ADMIN_LOCATION}-localhost"
 
+# create docker network (while the infra code does this, most tests skip infra setup)
+docker network create cloudron --subnet=172.18.0.0/16 || true
+
 # !!!!!! check clientdb.js clear() to not nuke those entries
 echo "Add webadmin api client"
 mysql --user=root --password="" \