diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java b/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java
index 11ad6a941..3aaa469ed 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.openhab.binding.modbus.internal.ModbusHandlerFactory;
 import org.openhab.core.events.Event;
 import org.openhab.core.events.EventFilter;
 import org.openhab.core.events.EventSubscriber;
+import org.openhab.core.i18n.UnitProvider;
 import org.openhab.core.io.transport.modbus.ModbusCommunicationInterface;
 import org.openhab.core.io.transport.modbus.ModbusManager;
 import org.openhab.core.items.Item;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractModbusOSGiTest extends JavaOSGiTest {
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractModbusOSGiTest.class);
 
     protected @Mock @NonNullByDefault({}) ModbusManager mockedModbusManager;
+    protected @Mock @NonNullByDefault({}) UnitProvider mockedUnitProvider;
     protected @NonNullByDefault({}) ModbusManager realModbusManager;
     protected @NonNullByDefault({}) ManagedThingProvider thingProvider;
     protected @NonNullByDefault({}) ManagedItemProvider itemProvider;
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractModbusOSGiTest extends JavaOSGiTest {
         itemChannelLinkRegistry = getService(ItemChannelLinkRegistry.class);
         assertThat("Could not get ItemChannelLinkRegistry", itemChannelLinkRegistry, is(notNullValue()));
 
-        coreItemFactory = new CoreItemFactory();
+        coreItemFactory = new CoreItemFactory(mockedUnitProvider);
 
         // Clean slate for all tests
         reset(mockedModbusManager);
diff --git a/itests/pom.xml b/itests/pom.xml
index 50c3ae517..f404ec305 100644
--- a/itests/pom.xml
+++ b/itests/pom.xml
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
     <module>org.openhab.binding.hue.tests</module>
     <module>org.openhab.binding.max.tests</module>
     <module>org.openhab.binding.mielecloud.tests</module>
-    <!-- Modbus tests disabled until fixed (CoreItemFactory)
-      <module>org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests</module>
-    -->
+    <module>org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests</module>
     <module>org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant.tests</module>
     <module>org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homie.tests</module>
     <!-- MQTT ruuvigateway tests disabled until fixed (CoreItemFactory + NumberItem)