Index: tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php
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--- tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php	(revision 39621)
+++ tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php	(working copy)
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 	}
 
 	public static function setUpBeforeClass() {
+		global $wpdb;
+
+		$wpdb->suppress_errors = false;
+		$wpdb->show_errors = true;
+		$wpdb->db_connect();
+		ini_set('display_errors', 1 );
+
 		parent::setUpBeforeClass();
 
 		$c = self::get_called_class();
@@ -98,11 +105,8 @@
 			$this->_backup_hooks();
 		}
 
-		global $wpdb, $wp_rewrite;
-		$wpdb->suppress_errors = false;
-		$wpdb->show_errors = true;
-		$wpdb->db_connect();
-		ini_set('display_errors', 1 );
+		global $wp_rewrite;
+
 		$this->clean_up_global_scope();
 
 		/*