diff --git a/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbCleanupTests.java b/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbCleanupTests.java
index 209ac4c7c..98b3878b0 100644
--- a/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbCleanupTests.java
+++ b/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbCleanupTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.download.serviceinterface.AutoDownloadManager;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.sync.serviceinterface.SynchronizationQueue;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.sync.serviceinterface.SynchronizationQueueStub;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.database.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.PlaybackPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.SynchronizationSettings;
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ public class DbCleanupTests {
         PlaybackPreferences.init(context);
         SynchronizationSettings.init(context);
         AutoDownloadManager.setInstance(new AutoDownloadManagerImpl());
+        SynchronizationQueue.setInstance(new SynchronizationQueueStub());
     }
 
     @After
diff --git a/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbQueueCleanupAlgorithmTest.java b/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbQueueCleanupAlgorithmTest.java
index b6d9a8f66..71fe34780 100644
--- a/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbQueueCleanupAlgorithmTest.java
+++ b/net/download/service/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/net/download/service/episode/autodownload/DbQueueCleanupAlgorithmTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.download.serviceinterface.AutoDownloadManager;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.sync.serviceinterface.SynchronizationQueue;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.sync.serviceinterface.SynchronizationQueueStub;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ public class DbQueueCleanupAlgorithmTest extends DbCleanupTests {
     public DbQueueCleanupAlgorithmTest() {
         setCleanupAlgorithm(UserPreferences.EPISODE_CLEANUP_QUEUE);
         AutoDownloadManager.setInstance(new AutoDownloadManagerImpl());
+        SynchronizationQueue.setInstance(new SynchronizationQueueStub());
     }
 
     /**