diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index 83cb6b8..bc0bfcb 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ from tests.storage import StorageTestsMixin
 class TestDatabase(StorageTestsMixin, TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestDatabase, self).setUp()
         self.old_backend = settings.BACKEND
         settings.BACKEND = 'constance.backends.database.DatabaseBackend'
+        super(TestDatabase, self).setUp()
 
     def tearDown(self):
         settings.BACKEND = self.old_backend
diff --git a/tests/test_redis.py b/tests/test_redis.py
index 06d2cbe..973d52f 100644
--- a/tests/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from tests.storage import StorageTestsMixin
 class TestRedis(StorageTestsMixin, TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestRedis, self).setUp()
         self.old_backend = settings.BACKEND
         settings.BACKEND = 'constance.backends.redisd.RedisBackend'
+        super(TestRedis, self).setUp()
         self.config._backend._rd.clear()
 
     def tearDown(self):