diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7ac22648b8..26b7dfd2ee 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -339,6 +339,13 @@ def _client_unlocked(
         except cryptography.exceptions.InvalidTag:
             # Get a new client
             _raw_client = _get_raw_client(request)
+
+    _raw_client.protocol = None
+    _raw_client.__init__(
+        transport=_raw_client.transport,
+        auto_interact=_raw_client.debug.allow_interactions,
+    )
+
     if not _raw_client.features.bootloader_mode:
         _raw_client.refresh_features()