diff --git a/dev/SapphireTest.php b/dev/SapphireTest.php
index 84eba12f0..0636a7cdf 100644
--- a/dev/SapphireTest.php
+++ b/dev/SapphireTest.php
@@ -72,10 +72,15 @@ class SapphireTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 			
 			$fixtureFiles = (is_array($fixtureFile)) ? $fixtureFile : array($fixtureFile);
 			
+			$i = 0;
 			foreach($fixtureFiles as $fixtureFilePath) {
 				$fixture = new YamlFixture($fixtureFilePath);
 				$fixture->saveIntoDatabase();
 				$this->fixtures[] = $fixture;
+				
+				// backwards compatibility: Load first fixture into $this->fixture
+				if($i == 0) $this->fixture = $fixture;
+				$i++;
 			}