--- a/tests/src/app-promotion.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/app-promotion.test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
   before(async function () {
     await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
       requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.AppPromotion]);
-      const alice = await privateKey('//Alice');
       donor = await privateKey({filename: __filename});
       palletAddress = helper.arrange.calculatePalletAddress('appstake');
       palletAdmin = await privateKey('//PromotionAdmin');
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@
       const accountBalances = new Array(100);
       accountBalances.fill(1000n);
       accounts = await helper.arrange.createAccounts(accountBalances, donor); // create accounts-pool to speed up tests
-      const api = helper.getApi();
-      await helper.executeExtrinsic(alice, 'api.tx.sudo.sudo', [api.tx.configuration.setAppPromotionConfigurationOverride({recalculationInterval: LOCKING_PERIOD, pendingInterval: UNLOCKING_PERIOD})], true);
     });
   });
 
--- a/tests/src/util/globalSetup.ts
+++ b/tests/src/util/globalSetup.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
           if (!result) Promise.reject();
         });
 
-      // 3. Set up App Promotion admin 
+      // 3. Configure App Promotion 
       const missingPallets = helper.fetchMissingPalletNames([Pallets.AppPromotion]);
       if (missingPallets.length === 0) {
+        // TODO: move to config file
+        const LOCKING_PERIOD = 8n; // 8 blocks of relay
+        const UNLOCKING_PERIOD = 4n; // 4 blocks of parachain
+
         const superuser = await privateKey('//Alice');
         const palletAddress = helper.arrange.calculatePalletAddress('appstake');
         const palletAdmin = await privateKey('//PromotionAdmin');
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@
         const nominal = helper.balance.getOneTokenNominal();
         await helper.balance.transferToSubstrate(superuser, palletAdmin.address, 1000n * nominal);
         await helper.balance.transferToSubstrate(superuser, palletAddress, 1000n * nominal);
+        await helper.executeExtrinsic(superuser, 'api.tx.sudo.sudo', [api.tx.configuration
+          .setAppPromotionConfigurationOverride({
+            recalculationInterval: LOCKING_PERIOD,
+            pendingInterval: UNLOCKING_PERIOD})], true);
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);