diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/json/TestJsonRequest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/json/TestJsonRequest.java
index a40efd9cc04..b8108a05cbe 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/json/TestJsonRequest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/search/json/TestJsonRequest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class TestJsonRequest extends SolrTestCaseHS {
   public static void initServers() throws Exception {
     if (servers == null) {
       servers = new SolrInstances(3, "solrconfig-tlog.xml","schema_latest.xml");
+      servers = null;
     }
   }