diff --git a/src/main/java/testsmell/TestSmellDetector.java b/src/main/java/testsmell/TestSmellDetector.java
index a067e2f..12665c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/testsmell/TestSmellDetector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/testsmell/TestSmellDetector.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public List<String> getTestSmellNames() {
      * test smells
      */
     public TestFile detectSmells(TestFile testFile) throws IOException {
+        initializeSmells();
         CompilationUnit testFileCompilationUnit = null;
         CompilationUnit productionFileCompilationUnit = null;
         FileInputStream testFileInputStream, productionFileInputStream;