diff --git a/tests/test125cells.c b/tests/test125cells.c
index aedf0e0b77898cadf97383dfc956a3d6b5ebf39f..b3895ffa9fc0e4c147bfbf58dc1b5a6301b02763 100644
--- a/tests/test125cells.c
+++ b/tests/test125cells.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   engine.s = &space;
   engine.time = 0.1f;
   engine.ti_current = 8;
+  engine.max_active_bin = num_time_bins;
 
   struct runner runner;
   runner.e = &engine;
diff --git a/tests/test27cells.c b/tests/test27cells.c
index 929a148d1f5730b63de79e9a1ab7e25f1ca7311e..599c8713a4b2077444b10f85ed37ee76f5219c5a 100644
--- a/tests/test27cells.c
+++ b/tests/test27cells.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   engine.s = &space;
   engine.time = 0.1f;
   engine.ti_current = 8;
+  engine.max_active_bin = num_time_bins;
 
   struct runner runner;
   runner.e = &engine;
diff --git a/tests/testPair.c b/tests/testPair.c
index 8b23cc419a661f4d50ea53948302729784a129f9..c734424bca58b7a8ce05bba2c3392ca5c600fa9e 100644
--- a/tests/testPair.c
+++ b/tests/testPair.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   engine.s = &space;
   engine.time = 0.1f;
   engine.ti_current = 8;
+  engine.max_active_bin = num_time_bins;
   runner.e = &engine;
 
   volume = particles * particles * particles;