diff --git a/pkg/config/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config/config.go
index 9614176108c..2127e6f984b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config/config.go
@@ -1373,6 +1373,14 @@ func createTestViper() *viper.Viper {
 func UseTestFile(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 
+	if err := LoadTestFile(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fatal error test config file: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// LoadTestFile injects the standard test configuration without requiring
+// testing.T. It is useful from TestMain implementations.
+func LoadTestFile() error {
 	build.BuildMode = build.ModeProd
 	v := createTestViper()
 
@@ -1380,13 +1388,11 @@ func UseTestFile(t *testing.T) {
 		if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); ok {
 			v = createTestViper()
 		} else {
-			t.Fatalf("fatal error test config file: %s", err)
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := UseViper(v); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("fatal error test config file: %s", err)
-	}
+	return UseViper(v)
 }
 
 // FindConfigFile search in the Paths directories for the file with the given
diff --git a/pkg/rabbitmq/main_test.go b/pkg/rabbitmq/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9244bda10ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rabbitmq/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package rabbitmq_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cozy/cozy-stack/tests/testutils"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	os.Exit(testutils.RunTestMainWithCouchDB(m))
+}
diff --git a/tests/testutils/test_utils.go b/tests/testutils/test_utils.go
index 90c8f6f2c85..d48f1b63e81 100644
--- a/tests/testutils/test_utils.go
+++ b/tests/testutils/test_utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
@@ -87,6 +88,24 @@ func NeedCouchdb(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// RunTestMainWithCouchDB loads the standard test configuration and initializes
+// global CouchDB views when CouchDB is available.
+func RunTestMainWithCouchDB(m *testing.M) int {
+	if err := config.LoadTestFile(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("test setup: could not load test config: %s", err)
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if _, err := couchdb.CheckStatus(ctx); err == nil {
+		if err := couchdb.InitGlobalDB(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("test setup: could not initialize global CouchDB: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return m.Run()
+}
+
 // TODO can be used as a reminder to do something in the future. The test that
 // calls TODO will fail after the limit date, which is an efficient way to not
 // forget about it.