diff --git a/tests/recipes_test.py b/tests/recipes_test.py
index 3bbf6bd39..052b1012e 100755
--- a/tests/recipes_test.py
+++ b/tests/recipes_test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import subprocess
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 def recipes_py(*args):
-  subprocess.check_call([os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'recipes.py')] + list(args))
+  subprocess.check_call([
+      os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'recipes.py'), '--use-bootstrap'] + list(args))
 
 recipes_py('simulation_test')
 recipes_py('lint')