diff --git a/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs b/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs
index 21e950322..b0167a6ab 100644
--- a/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs
+++ b/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ mod tests {
             storage.store_one(&old_source_file, Vec::new())?;
 
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             // check release record in the db (default and other targets)
@@ -1039,6 +1040,7 @@ mod tests {
             storage.store_one(&old_source_file, Vec::new())?;
 
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(!builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             // check release record in the db (default and other targets)
@@ -1086,6 +1088,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "thiserror-impl";
             let version = "1.0.26";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             let storage = env.storage();
@@ -1109,6 +1112,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "windows-win";
             let version = "2.4.1";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             if builder.toolchain.as_ci().is_some() {
                 return Ok(());
             }
@@ -1158,6 +1162,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "docs_rs_test_incorrect_lockfile";
             let version = "0.1.2";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             Ok(())
@@ -1180,6 +1185,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "docs_rs_test_incorrect_lockfile";
             let version = "0.2.0";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             Ok(())
@@ -1193,6 +1199,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "proc-macro2";
             let version = "1.0.33";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
             Ok(())
         });
@@ -1205,6 +1212,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "serde";
             let version = "1.0.152";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             let mut conn = env.db().conn();
@@ -1231,6 +1239,7 @@ mod tests {
             let crate_ = "stylish-core";
             let version = "0.1.1";
             let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env).unwrap();
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
             assert!(builder.build_package(crate_, version, PackageKind::CratesIo)?);
 
             let mut conn = env.db().conn();
@@ -1254,8 +1263,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[ignore]
     fn test_build_std() {
         wrapper(|env| {
-            assert!(RustwideBuilder::init(env)?
-                .build_local_package(Path::new("tests/crates/build-std"))?);
+            let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env)?;
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
+            assert!(builder.build_local_package(Path::new("tests/crates/build-std"))?);
             Ok(())
         })
     }