diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 36e516c5b..2b6681de7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ setup_client_repo() {
 setup_test_tls() {
   local TLS_TYPE="$1"
   local TLS="/home/dokku/$TEST_APP/tls"
+
+  create_app "$TEST_APP"
   mkdir -p "$TLS"
 
   case "$TLS_TYPE" in