diff --git a/test/standalone/csv_test.cpp b/test/standalone/csv_test.cpp
index 9405e6615..2023f67f4 100644
--- a/test/standalone/csv_test.cpp
+++ b/test/standalone/csv_test.cpp
@@ -157,14 +157,15 @@ void require_geometry(mapnik::feature_ptr feature,
 }
 } // anonymous namespace
 
+static const std::string csv_plugin("./plugins/input/csv.input");
+
+const bool registered = mapnik::datasource_cache::instance().register_datasources(csv_plugin);
+
 TEST_CASE("csv") {
 
-  std::string csv_plugin("./plugins/input/csv.input");
   if (mapnik::util::exists(csv_plugin))
   {
 
-      const bool registered = mapnik::datasource_cache::instance().register_datasources(csv_plugin);
-
       REQUIRE(registered);
 
       // make the tests silent since we intentially test error conditions that are noisy