diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index 4fee6af80..a6a7db5e5 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ async function allowInstance(api: LemmyHttp, instance: string) {
     allow: true,
     reason: undefined,
   };
-  await api.adminAllowInstance(params);
+  // Ignore errors from duplicate allows (because setup gets called for each test file)
+  try {
+    await api.adminAllowInstance(params);
+  } catch {}
 }
 
 export async function createPost(