diff --git a/pkg/sturdycache/sturdycache_test.go b/pkg/sturdycache/sturdycache_test.go
index 642e9f42..dfaab1e5 100644
--- a/pkg/sturdycache/sturdycache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sturdycache/sturdycache_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (t *TestStruct) UnmarshalBinary(data []byte) error {
 func (s *ReplicatedCacheTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	var err error
 	s.replicatedCache, s.master, s.replicas, s.teardownFunc = CreateTestCache(s.T())
+	s.cache = s.replicatedCache
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 }