diff --git a/mapit/tests/test_import_commands.py b/mapit/tests/test_import_commands.py
index b4d3e9e2..c42ebe60 100644
--- a/mapit/tests/test_import_commands.py
+++ b/mapit/tests/test_import_commands.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.six import StringIO
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.prototypes import ds
 
 from ..models import Type, NameType, Area, Generation, Country
 
@@ -11,6 +12,13 @@
 class MapitImportTest(TestCase):
     """Test the mapit_import management command"""
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Forcefully register a GDAL datasource driver, because Django has a
+        # bug where it assumes that any existing drivers mean they're all
+        # available, which doesn't seem to be the case.
+        if not ds.get_driver_count():
+            ds.register_all()
+
     def test_loads_kml_files(self):
         # Assert no areas in db before
         self.assertEqual(Area.objects.count(), 0)