diff --git a/test/acceptance/ported/support/test_client.js b/test/acceptance/ported/support/test_client.js
index d3e08328..51caab6d 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/ported/support/test_client.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/ported/support/test_client.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function serverInstance(options) {
         return otherServer;
     }
 
-    return server;
+    return getServer();
 }
 
 function layergroupRequest(layergroupConfig, method, callbackName, extraParams) {