diff --git a/testing/testing.py b/testing/testing.py
index eea78ba5c..552bc7988 100644
--- a/testing/testing.py
+++ b/testing/testing.py
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ def run_testfiles(filenames='all', verbosity=2, out=sys.stderr, **kwargs):
                                                  resultclass=PyMOLTestResult, verbosity=int(verbosity)).run(suite)
 
         # Run pytest files if any
+        cmd.reinitialize()
         pytest_nfail = pytest.main(['-v', *map(str, pytest_files)]) if pytest_files else 0
 
         while deferred_unlink:
diff --git a/testing/tests/api/test_importing.py b/testing/tests/api/test_importing.py
index 9ac25a520..432eef8dd 100644
--- a/testing/tests/api/test_importing.py
+++ b/testing/tests/api/test_importing.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 from pymol.querying import cif_get_array
 
 
+@test_utils.requires_version("3.0")
 def test_bcif():
     cmd.load(test_utils.datafile("115d.bcif.gz"))
     assert cmd.count_atoms() == 407
 
+@test_utils.requires_version("3.0")
 def test_bcif_array():
     obj_name = "foo"
     cmd.set('cif_keepinmemory', 1)