diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index 7b52abdce..ce964359b 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
 
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
+  clear_config([:instance, :federating])
+  clear_config([:instance, :allow_relay])
+
   describe "posting statuses" do
     setup do
       user = insert(:user)