--- a/cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_bw_request.py	Fri Mar 17 10:15:16 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_bw_request.py	Wed Mar 22 14:18:54 2017 +0100
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 
 class WSGIAppTest(PyramidCWTest):
+    settings = {'cubicweb.bwcompat': True}
+
     def make_request(self, path, environ=None, **kw):
         r = webtest.app.TestRequest.blank(path, environ, **kw)