1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/contracts/core/test/global_hooks.ts b/contracts/core/test/global_hooks.ts
index 847b8ea91..f8ace376a 100644
--- a/contracts/core/test/global_hooks.ts
+++ b/contracts/core/test/global_hooks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { env, EnvVars } from '@0x/dev-utils';
 
-import { coverage, profiler } from '@0x/contracts-test-utils';
-
+import { coverage, profiler, provider } from '@0x/contracts-test-utils';
+before('start web3 provider', () => {
+    provider.start();
+});
 after('generate coverage report', async () => {
     if (env.parseBoolean(EnvVars.SolidityCoverage)) {
         const coverageSubprovider = coverage.getCoverageSubproviderSingleton();
@@ -11,4 +13,5 @@ after('generate coverage report', async () => {
         const profilerSubprovider = profiler.getProfilerSubproviderSingleton();
         await profilerSubprovider.writeProfilerOutputAsync();
     }
+    provider.stop();
 });