diff --git a/tests/feeds_parser_syndication.test b/tests/feeds_parser_syndication.test
index 784359ac80e2b889dbbec4d25c7c865a7a7a0402..1d45ad9be7bdb519e989fec3b4cead166870f28d 100644
--- a/tests/feeds_parser_syndication.test
+++ b/tests/feeds_parser_syndication.test
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class FeedsSyndicationParserTestCase extends FeedsWebTestCase {
    * Run tests.
    */
   public function test() {
-    $this->createImporterConfiguration('Syndication', 'syndication');
-
     // Only download simplepie if the plugin doesn't already exist somewhere.
     // People running tests locally might have it.
     if (!feeds_simplepie_exists()) {
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ class FeedsSyndicationParserTestCase extends FeedsWebTestCase {
       $this->resetAll();
     }
 
+    $this->createImporterConfiguration('Syndication', 'syndication');
+
     foreach (array('FeedsSyndicationParser', 'FeedsSimplePieParser') as $parser) {
       $this->setPlugin('syndication', $parser);
       foreach ($this->feedUrls() as $url => $assertions) {