diff --git a/system/Test/bootstrap.php b/system/Test/bootstrap.php
index 8fde5408e92c..b681ed87f067 100644
--- a/system/Test/bootstrap.php
+++ b/system/Test/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 $paths = new Config\Paths();
 
 // Define necessary framework path constants
-defined('APPPATH')       || define('APPPATH',       realpath($paths->appDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('WRITEPATH')     || define('WRITEPATH',     realpath($paths->writableDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('SYSTEMPATH')    || define('SYSTEMPATH',    realpath($paths->systemDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('ROOTPATH')      || define('ROOTPATH',      realpath(APPPATH . '../') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('CIPATH')        || define('CIPATH',        realpath(SYSTEMPATH . '../') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('FCPATH')        || define('FCPATH',        realpath(PUBLICPATH) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('TESTPATH')      || define('TESTPATH',      realpath(HOMEPATH . 'tests/') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-defined('SUPPORTPATH')   || define('SUPPORTPATH',   realpath(TESTPATH . '_support/') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('APPPATH')       || define('APPPATH', realpath($paths->appDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('WRITEPATH')     || define('WRITEPATH', realpath($paths->writableDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('SYSTEMPATH')    || define('SYSTEMPATH', realpath($paths->systemDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('ROOTPATH')      || define('ROOTPATH', realpath(APPPATH . '../') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('CIPATH')        || define('CIPATH', realpath(SYSTEMPATH . '../') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('FCPATH')        || define('FCPATH', realpath(PUBLICPATH) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('TESTPATH')      || define('TESTPATH', realpath(HOMEPATH . 'tests/') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+defined('SUPPORTPATH')   || define('SUPPORTPATH', realpath(TESTPATH . '_support/') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
 defined('COMPOSER_PATH') || define('COMPOSER_PATH', realpath(HOMEPATH . 'vendor/autoload.php'));
 
 // Load Common.php from App then System
@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ class_alias('Config\Services', 'CodeIgniter\Services');
 
 // Register the loader with the SPL autoloader stack.
 $loader->register();
+
+helper('url');
+
+$appConfig = config(\Config\App::class);
+$app       = new \CodeIgniter\CodeIgniter($appConfig);
+$app->initialize();
+
+$app->run();