diff --git a/src/app-utils/test/test-sx.c b/src/app-utils/test/test-sx.c
index 1337f7b468..0cd4e8e769 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/test/test-sx.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/test/test-sx.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     g_setenv ("GNC_UNINSTALLED", "1", TRUE);
-    g_type_init();
     qof_init();
     gnc_engine_init(0, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/dbi/test/test-backend-dbi.c b/src/backend/dbi/test/test-backend-dbi.c
index d444c559ae..97ca5333cc 100644
--- a/src/backend/dbi/test/test-backend-dbi.c
+++ b/src/backend/dbi/test/test-backend-dbi.c
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ int
 main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
-    g_type_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
-    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
+    qof_init(); /* equally initializes gobject system */
     qof_log_init_filename_special("stderr"); /* Init the log system */
+    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL );     /* initialize test program */
     g_test_bug_base("https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id="); /* init the bugzilla URL */
-    qof_init();
     cashobjects_register();
     g_assert (qof_load_backend_library ("../.libs/", GNC_LIB_NAME));
     g_assert (qof_load_backend_library ("../../xml/.libs",
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/test/test-sqlbe.c b/src/backend/sql/test/test-sqlbe.c
index 7de476ebf5..328e102505 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/test/test-sqlbe.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/test/test-sqlbe.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ int
 main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
-    g_type_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
-    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
+    qof_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
     qof_log_init_filename_special("stderr"); /* Init the log system */
+    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
     g_test_bug_base("https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id="); /* init the bugzilla URL */
 
     test_suite_gnc_backend_sql ();
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c b/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c
index ef9ea4ac2e..33ee0309ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/test/test-load-xml2.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ main (int argc, char ** argv)
     const char *location = g_getenv("GNC_TEST_FILES");
     GDir *xml2_dir;
 
-    g_type_init();
     qof_init();
     cashobjects_register();
     do_test(qof_load_backend_library ("../.libs/", GNC_LIB_NAME),
diff --git a/src/engine/test/test-engine.c b/src/engine/test/test-engine.c
index 2caca9e1ca..e7850118f3 100644
--- a/src/engine/test/test-engine.c
+++ b/src/engine/test/test-engine.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ int
 main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
-    g_type_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
-    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
+    qof_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
     qof_log_init_filename_special("stderr"); /* Init the log system */
+    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
     //qof_log_set_level("gnc", G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
     g_test_bug_base("https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id="); /* init the bugzilla URL */
 
diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/test/test-qof.c b/src/libqof/qof/test/test-qof.c
index 37f2611b9d..d48961ea1c 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/test/test-qof.c
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/test/test-qof.c
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ int
 main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
-    g_type_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
-    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
+    qof_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
     qof_log_init_filename_special("stderr"); /* Init the log system */
+    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
 //    g_log_set_always_fatal (0);
     g_test_bug_base("https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id="); /* init the bugzilla URL */
 
diff --git a/src/optional/gtkmm/test/test-gtkmm.cpp b/src/optional/gtkmm/test/test-gtkmm.cpp
index da85164413..7556c6e1f8 100644
--- a/src/optional/gtkmm/test/test-gtkmm.cpp
+++ b/src/optional/gtkmm/test/test-gtkmm.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int
 main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
-    g_type_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
-    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
+    qof_init(); 			/* Initialize the GObject system */
     qof_log_init_filename_special("stderr"); /* Init the log system */
+    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); 	/* initialize test program */
     g_test_bug_base("https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id="); /* init the bugzilla URL */
 
     // Initialize glibmm
diff --git a/test-templates/test-module.c b/test-templates/test-module.c
index e826ba64e4..5e1fdf213a 100644
--- a/test-templates/test-module.c
+++ b/test-templates/test-module.c
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ int
 main (int   argc,
       char *argv[])
 {
-    g_type_init();     /* You may or may not need this, depending on
+    qof_init();     /* You may or may not need this, depending on
 			* whether the module you're testing or any
 			* dependencies use GObject. */
-    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); /* initialize test program */
     qof_log_init_filename_special("/dev/null");    /* Initialize the
 			* gnucash logging system. Your tests will
 			* crash on the first logging call otherwise */
+    g_test_init ( &argc, &argv, NULL ); /* initialize test program */
     test_suite_module1();           /* Call each suite assembly function */
     test_suite_module2();
     test_suite_module3();