diff --git a/radicale/config.py b/radicale/config.py
index 44d057e..47f6544 100644
--- a/radicale/config.py
+++ b/radicale/config.py
@@ -99,4 +99,5 @@ if "RADICALE_CONFIG" in os.environ:
     _CONFIG_PARSER.read(os.environ["RADICALE_CONFIG"])
 
 # Wrap config module into ConfigParser instance
+_CONFIG_PARSER.INITIAL_CONFIG = INITIAL_CONFIG
 sys.modules[__name__] = _CONFIG_PARSER
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index ec5a84d..14ef5f6 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ from io import BytesIO
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 import radicale
+
+RADICALE_CONFIG = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
+                               "config")
+os.environ["RADICALE_CONFIG"] = RADICALE_CONFIG
+
 from radicale import config
 from radicale.auth import htpasswd
 from radicale.storage import filesystem, database
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@ class BaseTest(object):
     """Base class for tests."""
     def request(self, method, path, data=None, **args):
         """Send a request."""
+        # Create a ConfigParser and configure it
+        # This uses the default config file at the root of the
+        # Radicale Project
+        config.read(os.environ.get("RADICALE_CONFIG"))
+        self._CONFIG_PARSER = config
+
         self.application._status = None
         self.application._headers = None
         self.application._answer = None
@@ -69,6 +80,10 @@ class BaseTest(object):
         self.application._status = status
         self.application._headers = headers
 
+    @property
+    def config_instance(self):
+        return self._CONFIG_PARSER
+
 
 class FileSystem(BaseTest):
     """Base class for filesystem tests."""