diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/template/author.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/template/author.php
index 98fa735632..a84e8d8409 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/template/author.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/template/author.php
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@
  * @group template
  */
 class Tests_Author_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+	private $permalink_structure;
+
+	public function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		global $wp_rewrite;
+		$this->permalink_structure = get_option( 'permalink_structure' );
+		$wp_rewrite->set_permalink_structure( '' );
+		$wp_rewrite->flush_rules();
+
+	}
+
+	public function tearDown() {
+		global $wp_rewrite;
+		$wp_rewrite->set_permalink_structure( $this->permalink_structure );
+		$wp_rewrite->flush_rules();
+
+		parent::tearDown();
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 30355
@@ -53,8 +72,6 @@ class Tests_Author_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertContains( 'Posts by Foo', $link );
 		$this->assertContains( '>Foo</a>', $link );
 
-		// Cleanup.
-		$wp_rewrite->set_permalink_structure( '' );
 		unset( $GLOBALS['authordata'] );
 	}
 }