diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46c434c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/../session/Session.php';
+
+Session::start();
+?>
diff --git a/tests/phpunit.xml b/tests/phpunit.xml
index 32c69dc..64d234a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit.xml
+++ b/tests/phpunit.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<phpunit backupGlobals="true"
+<phpunit bootstrap="bootstrap.php"
+	 backupGlobals="true"
          backupStaticAttributes="false"
          colors="true"
          convertErrorsToExceptions="true"