diff --git a/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc b/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc
index 99c9a80297f..4745ef14ec7 100644
--- a/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ TEST(AlarmTest, Cancellation) {
 }  // namespace grpc
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }