diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/util/TestInitializer.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/util/TestInitializer.java
index 16197c1a6a575d00fe190142064fb72d981e4f96..b0858094521a8dc9ad7259e3b09f34bf59289f4f 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/util/TestInitializer.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/util/TestInitializer.java
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public class TestInitializer
         init(IndexMode.NO_INDEX, SCRIPT_FOLDER_EMPTY_DB);
     }
 
+    public static void initEmptyDbWithIndex()
+    {
+        init(IndexMode.SKIP_IF_MARKER_FOUND, SCRIPT_FOLDER_EMPTY_DB);
+    }
+
     private static boolean firstTry = true;
 
     private static void init(IndexMode hibernateIndexMode, String scriptFolder)