diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 439357af8..1cb29dafc 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ if [ $SPDK_RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TEST -eq 1 ]; then
 			run_test "nvme_cli" test/nvme/spdk_nvme_cli.sh
 		fi
 		if [[ $SPDK_TEST_NVME_CUSE -eq 1 ]]; then
+			modprobe cuse
 			run_test "nvme_cuse" test/nvme/cuse/nvme_cuse.sh
 			run_test "nvme_cli_cuse" test/nvme/spdk_nvme_cli_cuse.sh
 			run_test "nvme_smartctl_cuse" test/nvme/spdk_smartctl_cuse.sh
+			rmmod cuse
 		fi
 		run_test "nvme_rpc" test/nvme/nvme_rpc.sh
 		# Only test hotplug without ASAN enabled. Since if it is