diff --git a/emission/tests/funcTests/TestFunctionTiming.py b/emission/tests/funcTests/TestFunctionTiming.py
index c28d84f81..d82dceba8 100644
--- a/emission/tests/funcTests/TestFunctionTiming.py
+++ b/emission/tests/funcTests/TestFunctionTiming.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 
 class TestFunctionTiming(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
+    def setUpClass(self):
         """
         Set up resources before any tests are run.
         """
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-        cls.timeseries_db = esta.TimeSeries.get_time_series(None)
+        self.timeseries_db = esta.TimeSeries.get_time_series(None)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """