diff --git a/src/sinks/statsd.rs b/src/sinks/statsd.rs
index f80131d0898192..bd6ee9d350d073 100644
--- a/src/sinks/statsd.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/statsd.rs
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_send_to_statsd() {
+        crate::test_util::trace_init();
+
         let config = StatsdSinkConfig {
             namespace: "vector".into(),
             address: default_address(),