diff --git a/Tests/Functional/GUIProjectCompatibility/GUIprojects.cpp b/Tests/Functional/GUIProjectCompatibility/GUIprojects.cpp
index 9a718c26bebbd7f5beda18abe4f5858229e37c53..539044fb0819ebd681067a91366effb47bb2f3a3 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/GUIProjectCompatibility/GUIprojects.cpp
+++ b/Tests/Functional/GUIProjectCompatibility/GUIprojects.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@
 
 #include "BATesting.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Project/ProjectDocument.h"
+#include "GUI/View/Base/AppConfig.h"
 #include "GUI/View/Main/ProjectManager.h"
 #include "Tests/GTestWrapper/google_test.h"
 #include <filesystem>
 
 class GUIProjectCompatibility : public ::testing::Test {
 public:
-    GUIProjectCompatibility() { gDoc = std::make_unique<ProjectDocument>(); }
+    GUIProjectCompatibility() {
+	gApp = std::make_unique<AppConfig>();
+	gDoc = std::make_unique<ProjectDocument>();
+    }
     void openProject(const std::string& project_name)
     {
         namespace fs = std::filesystem;