diff --git a/src/tests/setup.mjs b/src/tests/setup.mjs
index 9a65b73b34c..0aa6b8b08be 100644
--- a/src/tests/setup.mjs
+++ b/src/tests/setup.mjs
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ Vue.prototype.t = global.t
 Vue.prototype.n = global.n
 Vue.prototype.OC = global.OC
 Vue.prototype.OCA = global.OCA
+// suppress errors from not-explicitly-imported @nc-vue component
+global.appName = 'text'