diff --git a/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua b/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua
index b5f18c7f7..64a090108 100644
--- a/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
 
 config.rules = 'e2'
 
+lunit = require 'lunit'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.xmlconf'
 require 'eressea.path'
 require 'tests.e2'
-require 'lunit'
 
 rng.inject(0)
 eressea.settings.set("rules.food.flags", "4")
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua b/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua
index 3332df306..43d42635e 100644
--- a/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
 
 config.rules = 'e3'
 
+lunit = require 'lunit'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.path'
 require 'eressea.xmlconf'
 require 'tests.e3'
-require 'lunit'
 
 rng.inject(0)
 eressea.settings.set("rules.alliances", "0")
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests.lua b/scripts/run-tests.lua
index d1306ddcd..c41c29f01 100644
--- a/scripts/run-tests.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-tests.lua
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ if config.install then
 end
 package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
 
+lunit = require 'lunit'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.path'
 require 'tests'
-require 'lunit'
 result = lunit.main()
 return result.errors + result.failed