diff --git a/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py b/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py
index ad314bb2950e15dcf3ac72b0df83cd140a2b3e61..5d9cb2e6aab6ac1b68c1ac6733e77af4b90978ab 100644
--- a/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py
+++ b/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ class TestALERTHandler(unittest.TestCase):
         self.addCleanup(popen_patcher.stop)
         popen_patcher.start()
 
+        get_current_stations_patcher = mock.patch('lofar.common.lcu_utils.get_current_stations', return_value=['cs001'])
+        self.addCleanup(get_current_stations_patcher.stop)
+        get_current_stations_patcher.start()
+
     def test_valid_voevent_should_invoke_tbb_dump(self):
         with mock.patch('lofar.mac.tbbservice.client.tbbservice_rpc.TBBRPC.do_tbb_subband_dump') as dump, \
              mock.patch('lofar.triggerservices.voevent_decider.ALERTDecider') as sciencecheck: