diff --git a/src/test/my-element_test.ts b/src/test/my-element_test.ts
index 763309bb..beca55b0 100644
--- a/src/test/my-element_test.ts
+++ b/src/test/my-element_test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 import {MyElement} from '../my-element.js';
 
+// needed in order to guarantee MyElement gets defined.
+import '../my-element.js';
+
 import {fixture, html} from '@open-wc/testing';
 
 const assert = chai.assert;