diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py
index 082b474c07a..6d166c78088 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py
@@ -10,6 +10,29 @@ from erpnext.projects.doctype.task.task import CircularReferenceError
 
 
 class TestTask(IntegrationTestCase):
+	@classmethod
+	def setUpClass(cls):
+		super().setUpClass()
+		cls.make_projects()
+
+	@classmethod
+	def make_projects(cls):
+		records = [
+			{
+				"doctype": "Project",
+				"company": "_Test Company",
+				"project_name": "_Test Project",
+				"status": "Open",
+			}
+		]
+
+		cls.projects = []
+		for x in records:
+			if not frappe.db.exists("Project", {"project_name": x.get("project_name")}):
+				cls.projects.append(frappe.get_doc(x).insert())
+			else:
+				cls.projects.append(frappe.get_doc("Project", {"project_name": x.get("project_name")}))
+
 	def test_circular_reference(self):
 		task1 = create_task("_Test Task 1", add_days(nowdate(), -15), add_days(nowdate(), -10))
 		task2 = create_task("_Test Task 2", add_days(nowdate(), 11), add_days(nowdate(), 15), task1.name)