diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py
index 4eb3a375..5c674620 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
 
 	def setUp(self):
 		"""Call before every test case."""
-		LogCaptureTestCase.setUp(self)
 		super(Socket, self).setUp()
 		self.server = AsyncServer(self)
 		sock_fd, sock_name = tempfile.mkstemp('fail2ban.sock', 'f2b-socket')
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		if self.serverThread:
 			self.server.stop(); # stop if not already stopped
 			self._stopServerThread()
-		LogCaptureTestCase.tearDown(self)
+		super(Socket, self).tearDown()
 
 	@staticmethod
 	def proceed(message):