diff --git a/tests/modularity_setup.pm b/tests/modularity_setup.pm
index 2cea705d..f02df0bb 100644
--- a/tests/modularity_setup.pm
+++ b/tests/modularity_setup.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use testapi;
 use utils;
 
 sub run {
+    my $self = shift;
     # switch to tty and login as root
     $self->root_console(tty => 3);
     # modular repos are not installed by default since F39