diff --git a/electrum/tests/regtest/start_bitcoind.sh b/electrum/tests/regtest/start_bitcoind.sh
index f6a19ffc6..4622215fd 100755
--- a/electrum/tests/regtest/start_bitcoind.sh
+++ b/electrum/tests/regtest/start_bitcoind.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ rm -rf ~/.bitcoin/regtest
 screen -S bitcoind -X quit || true
 screen -S bitcoind -m -d bitcoind -regtest
 sleep 6
+bitcoin-cli createwallet test_wallet
 addr=$(bitcoin-cli getnewaddress)
 bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 150 $addr > /dev/null