diff --git a/tests/WorkflowEmbargoExpiryTest.php b/tests/WorkflowEmbargoExpiryTest.php
index 075b7e21..9309eeaf 100644
--- a/tests/WorkflowEmbargoExpiryTest.php
+++ b/tests/WorkflowEmbargoExpiryTest.php
@@ -29,14 +29,15 @@ class WorkflowEmbargoExpiryTest extends SapphireTest
 
     protected function setUp()
     {
-        parent::setUp();
-
-        DBDatetime::set_mock_now('2014-01-05 12:00:00');
-
         // Prevent failure if queuedjobs module isn't installed.
         if (!class_exists(AbstractQueuedJob::class)) {
+            static::$fixture_file = '';
+            parent::setUp();
             $this->markTestSkipped("This test requires queuedjobs");
         }
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        DBDatetime::set_mock_now('2014-01-05 12:00:00');
 
         // This doesn't play nicely with PHPUnit
         Config::modify()->set(QueuedJobService::class, 'use_shutdown_function', false);