diff --git a/test/monger/test/atomic_modifiers.clj b/test/monger/test/atomic_modifiers.clj
index 8274bac..5cb8c6c 100644
--- a/test/monger/test/atomic_modifiers.clj
+++ b/test/monger/test/atomic_modifiers.clj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         [monger.operators]
         [monger.test.fixtures]))
 
+(helper/connect!)
+
 (use-fixtures :each purge-docs purge-things purge-scores)