diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index 8257f69e1..fb26f4301 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:database'),
     fs = require('fs'),
+    execSync = require('child_process').execSync,
     mysql = require('mysql'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     shell = require('./shell.js')('database');
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ async function initialize() {
 
     if (constants.TEST) {
         // see setupTest script how the mysql-server is run
-        gDatabase.hostname = require('child_process').execSync('docker inspect -f "{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}" mysql-server').toString().trim();
+        gDatabase.hostname = execSync('docker inspect -f "{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}" mysql-server').toString().trim();
     }
 
     // https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql#pool-options