diff --git a/collects/tests/web-server/util.ss b/collects/tests/web-server/util.ss
index 9a010318d7..50627b8e99 100644
--- a/collects/tests/web-server/util.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/web-server/util.ss
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
      #'(let ([ns (make-base-empty-namespace)])
          (parameterize ([current-namespace ns])
            (namespace-require 'scheme/base)
+           (namespace-require 'web-server/http)
            (namespace-require 'web-server/lang/abort-resume)
            (namespace-require 'mzlib/serialize)
            (eval '(module m-id . rest))
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
   (let ([ns (make-base-empty-namespace)])
     (parameterize ([current-namespace ns])
       (namespace-require 'scheme/base)
+      (namespace-require 'web-server/http)
       (namespace-require 'web-server/lang/abort-resume)
       (namespace-require 'mzlib/serialize)
       (namespace-require pth))