diff --git a/src/test/getdns_query.c b/src/test/getdns_query.c
index af0ce8c3..bc9d4043 100644
--- a/src/test/getdns_query.c
+++ b/src/test/getdns_query.c
@@ -974,9 +974,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return r;
 	}
 	my_eventloop_init(&my_loop);
-	if ((r = getdns_context_set_eventloop(context, &my_loop.base))) {
+	if ((r = getdns_context_set_eventloop(context, &my_loop.base)))
+		goto done_destroy_context;
+	if ((r = getdns_context_set_use_threads(context, 1)))
 		goto done_destroy_context;
-	}
 	extensions = getdns_dict_create();
 	if (! extensions) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not create extensions dict\n");