diff --git a/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go b/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go
index f3e3903bc289..153a8c7cf31b 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/bootstrap"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi"
 	mock "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/mock"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/node/libp2p"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/keystore"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo"
 
@@ -78,9 +79,10 @@ func (NodeProvider) MakeAPISwarm(ctx context.Context, fullIdentity bool, n int)
 		}
 
 		node, err := core.NewNode(ctx, &core.BuildCfg{
-			Repo:   r,
-			Host:   mock.MockHostOption(mn),
-			Online: fullIdentity,
+			Routing: libp2p.DHTServerOption,
+			Repo:    r,
+			Host:    mock.MockHostOption(mn),
+			Online:  fullIdentity,
 			ExtraOpts: map[string]bool{
 				"pubsub": true,
 			},