diff --git a/testrunner.cc b/testrunner.cc
index 8931902..0a74480 100644
--- a/testrunner.cc
+++ b/testrunner.cc
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 
 // based on pam_google_testrunner.cc
 
+#include <glib.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include "update_engine/subprocess.h"
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  g_thread_init(NULL);
+  chromeos_update_engine::Subprocess::Init();
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }