diff --git a/scripts/minimal_init.lua b/scripts/minimal_init.lua
index 107d8bb..b0f51e6 100644
--- a/scripts/minimal_init.lua
+++ b/scripts/minimal_init.lua
@@ -52,3 +52,12 @@ if #vim.api.nvim_list_uis() == 0 then
     },
   }
 end
+
+-- needed for tests, i dont know the reason why, but on start
+-- vim is not able to use treesitter for go by default
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+  pattern = "go",
+  callback = function(args)
+    vim.treesitter.start(args.buf, "go")
+  end,
+})
diff --git a/spec/integration/struct_tags_test.lua b/spec/integration/struct_tags_test.lua
index c7f0ebd..1c97001 100644
--- a/spec/integration/struct_tags_test.lua
+++ b/spec/integration/struct_tags_test.lua
@@ -44,16 +44,12 @@ T["struct_tags"]["should add more than one tag"] = function()
 
   --- with comma, like gomodifytags
   child.cmd("silent edit " .. tmp)
-  child.lua "vim.treesitter.start()"
-
   child.fn.setpos(".", { child.fn.bufnr(tmp), 3, 1 })
   child.cmd "GoTagAdd test4,test5"
   child.cmd "write"
 
   -- without comma
   child.cmd("silent edit " .. tmp)
-  child.lua "vim.treesitter.start()"
-
   child.fn.setpos(".", { child.fn.bufnr(tmp), 3, 1 })
   child.cmd "GoTagAdd test1 test2"
   child.cmd "write"
diff --git a/spec/testutils.lua b/spec/testutils.lua
index 5dfdd54..b359b4b 100644
--- a/spec/testutils.lua
+++ b/spec/testutils.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ function testutils.setup_test(fixture, child, pos)
 
   testutils.writefile(tmp, fixtures.input)
   child.cmd("silent edit " .. tmp)
-  child.lua "vim.treesitter.start()"
 
   local bufnr = child.fn.bufnr(tmp)
   if pos then