diff --git a/test/unit/lib/chili_project/database_test.rb b/test/unit/lib/chili_project/database_test.rb
index e47c7a2f..485d9b75 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/chili_project/database_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lib/chili_project/database_test.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 require File.expand_path('../../../../test_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'sqlite3_api'
 
 class ChiliProject::DatabaseTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   setup do