diff --git a/common.php b/common.php
index 05ee13c2..39ff5755 100644
--- a/common.php
+++ b/common.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ global $CONF;
 require_once("$incpath/config.inc.php");
 
 
-if (isset($CONF['configured'])) {
+if (isset($CONF['configured']) && !defined('PHPUNIT_TEST')) {
     if ($CONF['configured'] == false) {
         die("Please edit config.local.php - change \$CONF['configured'] to true after specifying appropriate local settings (database_type etc)");
     }