diff --git a/app/tests/test_messages.py b/app/tests/test_messages.py
index 65a98a4..05f5ef1 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_messages.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_messages.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 import pytest
 from app.src.messages import Message, Control
 from app.src.config import Config
+from app.src.infos import Infos
 
+# initialize the proxy statistics
+Infos.static_init()
 
 class MemoryStream(Message):
     def __init__(self, msg, chunks = (0,)):