diff --git a/test/account_set-test.js b/test/account_set-test.js
index 65352c352..be89b2325 100644
--- a/test/account_set-test.js
+++ b/test/account_set-test.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ var Request     = require("ripple-lib").Request;
 var Server      = require("./server").Server;
 
 var testutils   = require("./testutils");
-
-var config  = require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var config      = testutils.init_config();
 
 // How long to wait for server to start.
 var serverDelay = 1500;
diff --git a/test/account_tx-test.js b/test/account_tx-test.js
index 6c7a8babe..56b81c64c 100644
--- a/test/account_tx-test.js
+++ b/test/account_tx-test.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ var Remote      = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 var Transaction = require("ripple-lib").Transaction;
 var Server      = require("./server").Server;
 
-var testutils = require("./testutils");
-
-require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var testutils   = require("./testutils");
+var config      = testutils.init_config();
 
 buster.testRunner.timeout = 350000; //This is a very long test!
 
diff --git a/test/jsonrpc-test.js b/test/jsonrpc-test.js
index c19c2636e..7a6b9d61d 100644
--- a/test/jsonrpc-test.js
+++ b/test/jsonrpc-test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var Server    = require("./server").Server;
 
 var testutils = require("./testutils");
 
-var config    = require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var config      = testutils.init_config();
 
 // How long to wait for server to start.
 var serverDelay = 1500;
diff --git a/test/monitor-test.js b/test/monitor-test.js
index 342dd7e4f..e2ef06a73 100644
--- a/test/monitor-test.js
+++ b/test/monitor-test.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ var Remote    = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 var Server    = require("./server").Server;
 
 var testutils = require("./testutils");
-
-require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var config    = testutils.init_config();
 
 buster.testRunner.timeout = 5000;
 
diff --git a/test/offer-test.js b/test/offer-test.js
index a15f20569..ed015ab7a 100644
--- a/test/offer-test.js
+++ b/test/offer-test.js
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ var Remote      = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 var Transaction = require("ripple-lib").Transaction;
 var Server      = require("./server").Server;
 
-var testutils = require("./testutils");
-
-require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var testutils   = require("./testutils");
+var config      = testutils.init_config();
 
 buster.testRunner.timeout = 5000;
 
diff --git a/test/path-test.js b/test/path-test.js
index 31aea5f4a..3616122b3 100644
--- a/test/path-test.js
+++ b/test/path-test.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ var Remote      = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 var Transaction = require("ripple-lib").Transaction;
 var Server      = require("./server").Server;
 
-var testutils = require("./testutils");
+var testutils   = require("./testutils");
+var config      = testutils.init_config();
 
-require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
 
 buster.testRunner.timeout = 5000;
 
diff --git a/test/remote-test.js b/test/remote-test.js
index 841f3df0d..0b390e300 100644
--- a/test/remote-test.js
+++ b/test/remote-test.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ var Remote    = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 var Server    = require("./server.js").Server;
 
 var testutils = require("./testutils.js");
-
-var config  = require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var config    = testutils.init_config();
 
 // How long to wait for server to start.
 var serverDelay = 1500;   // XXX Not implemented.
diff --git a/test/send-test.js b/test/send-test.js
index dd98c41bc..15d363ddf 100644
--- a/test/send-test.js
+++ b/test/send-test.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ var Remote    = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 var Server    = require("./server").Server;
 
 var testutils = require("./testutils");
-
-var config  = require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var config    = testutils.init_config();
 
 // How long to wait for server to start.
 var serverDelay = 1500;
diff --git a/test/testutils.js b/test/testutils.js
index 748363e68..579d57ed0 100644
--- a/test/testutils.js
+++ b/test/testutils.js
@@ -218,6 +218,20 @@ var credit_limit = function (remote, src, amount, callback) {
   }
 };
 
+function init_config() {
+  var cfg;
+
+  // See if the person testing wants to override the configuration by creating a
+  // file called test/config.js.
+  try {
+    cfg = require('./config');
+  } catch (e) {
+    cfg = require('./config-example');
+  }
+
+  return require('ripple-lib').config.load(cfg);
+}
+
 var verify_limit = function (remote, src, amount, callback) {
   assert(4 === arguments.length);
 
@@ -486,6 +500,7 @@ exports.build_teardown          = build_teardown;
 exports.create_accounts         = create_accounts;
 exports.credit_limit            = credit_limit;
 exports.credit_limits           = credit_limits;
+exports.init_config             = init_config;
 exports.ledger_close            = ledger_close;
 exports.payment                 = payment;
 exports.payments                = payments;
diff --git a/test/websocket-test.js b/test/websocket-test.js
index e0a970498..a96bc3bf9 100644
--- a/test/websocket-test.js
+++ b/test/websocket-test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-var buster  = require("buster");
+var buster    = require("buster");
 
-var Server  = require("./server").Server;
-var Remote  = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
+var Server    = require("./server").Server;
+var Remote    = require("ripple-lib").Remote;
 
-var config  = require('ripple-lib').config.load(require('./config'));
+var testutils = require('./testutils');
+var config    = testutils.init_config();
 
 buster.testRunner.timeout = 5000;