diff --git a/test/test_install/test_make_prokka-quicktree.py b/test/test_install/test_make_prokka-quicktree.py
index 569c2d3334f47a61438ae78db8becfe24c4d1e5a..1382c328bd17f2bd18a27ccf183b83722cd09287 100755
--- a/test/test_install/test_make_prokka-quicktree.py
+++ b/test/test_install/test_make_prokka-quicktree.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ def test_develop():
     """
     Test installing PanACoTA in developer mode, when prokka and barrnap are already installed
     """
+    cmd = "python3 make uninstall"
+    error = "Error trying to uninstall PanACoTa"
+    utils.run_cmd(cmd, error)
     assert not utils.check_installed("PanACoTA")
     assert not utils.check_installed("barrnap")
     assert utils.check_installed('quicktree')
@@ -191,6 +194,9 @@ def test_install_user():
     Test that when installing from a computer containing only prokka, in user mode, it installs
     PanACoTA in /Users and returns list of dependencies
     """
+    cmd = "python3 make uninstall"
+    error = "Error trying to uninstall PanACoTa"
+    utils.run_cmd(cmd, error)
     assert not utils.check_installed("barrnap")
     assert not utils.check_installed("mash")
     assert utils.check_installed("prokka")