--- a/tests/src/eth/scheduling.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/eth/scheduling.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@
 
 import {expect} from 'chai';
 import {EthUniqueHelper, itEth} from './util/playgrounds';
-import {Pallets} from '../util/playgrounds';
+import {Pallets, usingPlaygrounds} from '../util/playgrounds';
 
 describe('Scheduing EVM smart contracts', () => {
 
+  before(async () => {
+    await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper) => {
+      await helper.testUtils.enable();
+    });
+  });
+
   itEth.ifWithPallets('Successfully schedules and periodically executes an EVM contract', [Pallets.Scheduler], async ({helper, privateKey}) => {
     const alice = privateKey('//Alice');
 
--- a/tests/src/scheduler.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/scheduler.test.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
   let charlie: IKeyringPair;
 
   before(async () => {
-    await usingPlaygrounds(async (_, privateKeyWrapper) => {
+    await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKeyWrapper) => {
       alice = privateKeyWrapper('//Alice');
       bob = privateKeyWrapper('//Bob');
       charlie = privateKeyWrapper('//Charlie');
+
+      await helper.testUtils.enable();
     });
   });
 
@@ -414,9 +416,11 @@
   let bob: IKeyringPair;
 
   before(async () => {
-    await usingPlaygrounds(async (_, privateKeyWrapper) => {
+    await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKeyWrapper) => {
       alice = privateKeyWrapper('//Alice');
       bob = privateKeyWrapper('//Bob');
+
+      await helper.testUtils.enable();
     });
   });