diff --git a/tests/features/cuke-steps.cpp b/tests/features/cuke-steps.cpp
--- a/tests/features/cuke-steps.cpp
+++ b/tests/features/cuke-steps.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "presentation/querytreemodelbase.h"
 
 #include "akonadi/akonadimonitorimpl.h"
+#include "akonadi/akonadimessaginginterface.h"
 
 #include "utils/dependencymanager.h"
 #include "utils/jobhandler.h"
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@
                              return m_data.createStorage();
                          }
                 );
+                deps.add<Akonadi::MessagingInterface,
+                         Utils::DependencyManager::UniqueInstance>(
+                         [this] (Utils::DependencyManager *) -> Akonadi::MessagingInterface* {
+                            return Q_NULLPTR;
+                         }
+                );
             } else if (!TestLib::TestSafety::checkTestIsIsolated()) {
                 qDebug() << "FATAL ERROR! SEE ABOVE\n\n";
                 exit(1);