diff --git a/core/store/hz/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/DistributedLinkStoreTest.java b/core/store/hz/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/DistributedLinkStoreTest.java
index 151d978..a76e901 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/DistributedLinkStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/DistributedLinkStoreTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.StoreManager;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.StoreService;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.TestStoreManager;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.KryoSerializationManager;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.serializers.KryoSerializationService;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.hazelcast.config.Config;
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
     private static final PortNumber P3 = PortNumber.portNumber(3);
 
     private StoreManager storeManager;
+    private KryoSerializationManager serializationMgr;
 
     private DistributedLinkStore linkStore;
 
@@ -68,13 +71,17 @@
         storeManager = new TestStoreManager(Hazelcast.newHazelcastInstance(config));
         storeManager.activate();
 
-        linkStore = new TestDistributedLinkStore(storeManager);
+        serializationMgr = new KryoSerializationManager();
+        serializationMgr.activate();
+
+        linkStore = new TestDistributedLinkStore(storeManager, serializationMgr);
         linkStore.activate();
     }
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
         linkStore.deactivate();
+        serializationMgr.deactivate();
         storeManager.deactivate();
     }
 
@@ -354,8 +361,10 @@
 
 
     class TestDistributedLinkStore extends DistributedLinkStore {
-        TestDistributedLinkStore(StoreService storeService) {
+        TestDistributedLinkStore(StoreService storeService,
+                            KryoSerializationService kryoSerializationService) {
             this.storeService = storeService;
+            this.kryoSerializationService = kryoSerializationService;
         }
     }
 }