diff --git a/test/bootstrap-dist.php b/test/bootstrap-dist.php
index d2628918d3..1b2e45059f 100644
--- a/test/bootstrap-dist.php
+++ b/test/bootstrap-dist.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = 'token';
 $_SESSION['tmpval']['pftext'] = 'F';
 $GLOBALS['lang'] = 'en';
 $GLOBALS['is_ajax_request'] = false;
+$GLOBALS['cell_align_left'] = 'left';
 
 // Check whether we have runkit extension
 define('PMA_HAS_RUNKIT', function_exists('runkit_constant_redefine'));