diff --git a/tests/db/sync/test_init.py b/tests/db/sync/test_init.py
index 9c35143788ca53dc572e07eda81c54467bbfd8b6..7812689862a50eaddd3bd91e91a712656f5cfa44 100644
--- a/tests/db/sync/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/db/sync/test_init.py
@@ -333,22 +333,20 @@ class SynchronizerTests(SyncTestCase):
 
 class ModuleTests(TestCase):
 
-    @patch.multiple('rattail.db.sync', edbob=DEFAULT, get_engines=DEFAULT)
-    def test_get_sync_engines(self, edbob, get_engines):
-
-        # nothing configured
-        edbob.config.get.return_value = None
-        self.assertTrue(sync.get_sync_engines() is None)
-
-        # fake config with 2 out of 3 engines synced
-        get_engines.return_value = {
-            'one': 'first',
-            'two': 'second',
-            'three': 'third',
-            }
-        edbob.config.get.return_value = 'one, two'
-        engines = sync.get_sync_engines()
-        self.assertEqual(engines, {'one': 'first', 'two': 'second'})
+    def test_get_sync_engines(self):
+        config = Mock()
+        config.get.return_value = None
+        self.assertIsNone(sync.get_sync_engines(config))
+
+        with patch('rattail.db.sync.get_engines') as get_engines:
+            get_engines.return_value = {
+                'one': 'first',
+                'two': 'second',
+                'three': 'third',
+                }
+            config.get.return_value = 'one, two'
+            self.assertEqual(sync.get_sync_engines(config), {'one': 'first', 'two': 'second'})
+            get_engines.assert_called_once_with(config)
 
     @patch.multiple('rattail.db.sync', edbob=DEFAULT, Synchronizer=DEFAULT)
     def test_synchronize_changes(self, edbob, Synchronizer):