diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib1515.c b/tests/libtest/lib1515.c
index c1499381a..4b41dc2e4 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib1515.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib1515.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int test(char *URL)
 test_cleanup:
 
   curl_multi_cleanup(multi);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 
   return (int) res;
 }
diff --git a/tests/libtest/mk-lib1521.pl b/tests/libtest/mk-lib1521.pl
index e60bce5cc..f5c68eb10 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/mk-lib1521.pl
+++ b/tests/libtest/mk-lib1521.pl
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ int test(char *URL)
   struct curl_tlssessioninfo *tlssession;
   CURLcode res = CURLE_OK;
   (void)URL; /* not used */
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
   easy_init(dep);
   easy_init(curl);
   share = curl_share_init();
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ test_cleanup:
   curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
   curl_easy_cleanup(dep);
   curl_share_cleanup(share);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 
   return (int)res;
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1302.c b/tests/unit/unit1302.c
index 8dae5aad1..e6f94b24e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1302.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1302.c
@@ -30,15 +30,19 @@ static struct Curl_easy *data;
 
 static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
 {
+  int res = CURLE_OK;
+
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
   data = curl_easy_init();
   if(!data)
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-  return CURLE_OK;
+  return res;
 }
 
 static void unit_stop(void)
 {
   curl_easy_cleanup(data);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
 UNITTEST_START
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1303.c b/tests/unit/unit1303.c
index 143ccd034..13fb0e05c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1303.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1303.c
@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ static struct Curl_easy *data;
 
 static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
 {
+  int res = CURLE_OK;
+
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
   data = curl_easy_init();
   if(!data)
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-  return CURLE_OK;
+  return res;
 }
 
 static void unit_stop(void)
 {
   curl_easy_cleanup(data);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
 /* BASE is just a define to make us fool around with decently large number so
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1396.c b/tests/unit/unit1396.c
index f3275fdb6..9fba1f634 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1396.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1396.c
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ static CURL *hnd;
 
 static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
 {
-  return CURLE_OK;
+  int res = CURLE_OK;
+
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
+  return res;
 }
 
 static void unit_stop(void)
 {
   if(hnd)
     curl_easy_cleanup(hnd);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
 struct test {
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1600.c b/tests/unit/unit1600.c
index 11d718d35..190cf0f0a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1600.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1600.c
@@ -28,13 +28,19 @@ static CURL *easy;
 
 static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
 {
+  int res = CURLE_OK;
+
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
   easy = curl_easy_init();
-  return easy ? CURLE_OK : CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  if(!easy)
+    return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  return res;
 }
 
 static void unit_stop(void)
 {
   curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
 UNITTEST_START
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1605.c b/tests/unit/unit1605.c
index 2fe3a5aca..57a9199c5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1605.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1605.c
@@ -23,21 +23,28 @@
 
 #include "llist.h"
 
+static CURL *easy;
+
 static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
 {
-  return CURLE_OK;
+  int res = CURLE_OK;
+
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
+  easy = curl_easy_init();
+  if(!easy)
+    return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  return res;
 }
 
 static void unit_stop(void)
 {
-
+  curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
 UNITTEST_START
   int len;
   char *esc;
-  CURL *easy = curl_easy_init();
-  abort_unless(easy, "out of memory");
 
   esc = curl_easy_escape(easy, "", -1);
   fail_unless(esc == NULL, "negative string length can't work");
@@ -45,6 +52,4 @@ UNITTEST_START
   esc = curl_easy_unescape(easy, "%41%41%41%41", -1, &len);
   fail_unless(esc == NULL, "negative string length can't work");
 
-  curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
-
 UNITTEST_STOP
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1606.c b/tests/unit/unit1606.c
index eca8f3c38..df9c89ced 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1606.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1606.c
@@ -24,14 +24,23 @@
 #include "speedcheck.h"
 #include "urldata.h"
 
+static CURL *easy;
+
 static CURLcode unit_setup(void)
 {
-  return CURLE_OK;
+  int res = CURLE_OK;
+
+  global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
+  easy = curl_easy_init();
+  if(!easy)
+    return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  return res;
 }
 
 static void unit_stop(void)
 {
-
+  curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
+  curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
 static int runawhile(struct Curl_easy *easy,
@@ -66,10 +75,6 @@ static int runawhile(struct Curl_easy *easy,
 }
 
 UNITTEST_START
-{
-  struct Curl_easy *easy = curl_easy_init();
-  abort_unless(easy, "out of memory");
-
   fail_unless(runawhile(easy, 41, 41, 40, 0) == 41,
               "wrong low speed timeout");
   fail_unless(runawhile(easy, 21, 21, 20, 0) == 21,
@@ -82,9 +87,4 @@ UNITTEST_START
               "should not time out");
   fail_unless(runawhile(easy, 10, 50, 100, 2) == 36,
               "bad timeout");
-
-  curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
-
-  return 0;
-}
 UNITTEST_STOP