diff --git a/tests/ipc_mutex_test.h b/tests/ipc_mutex_test.h
index 69c70ca93..d465f869c 100644
--- a/tests/ipc_mutex_test.h
+++ b/tests/ipc_mutex_test.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 #include "cppunit/cpptest.h"
 #include "../common/ipc_mutex.h"
+#include "../common/eqemu_config.h"
+
+extern const EQEmuConfig *Config;
 
 class IPCMutexTest : public Test::Suite {
 	typedef void(IPCMutexTest::*TestFunction)(void);
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index d64dfead4..44adabbbd 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,16 @@
 #include "string_util_test.h"
 #include "data_verification_test.h"
 #include "skills_util_test.h"
+#include "../common/eqemu_config.h"
+
+const EQEmuConfig *Config;
 
 int main() {
+	if(!EQEmuConfig::LoadConfig()) {
+		std::cout << "Problem loading configuration." << std::endl;
+		return 1;
+	}
+        Config = EQEmuConfig::get();
 	try {
 		std::ofstream outfile("test_output.txt");
 		std::unique_ptr<Test::Output> output(new Test::TextOutput(Test::TextOutput::Verbose, outfile));