diff --git a/critiquebrainz/data/utils.py b/critiquebrainz/data/utils.py
index 4f5b9ac36..a462b18a0 100644
--- a/critiquebrainz/data/utils.py
+++ b/critiquebrainz/data/utils.py
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ def with_test_request_context(f):
 
     @wraps(f)
     def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
-        with frontend.create_app().test_request_context():
+        with frontend.create_app(config_path=os.path.join(
+                    os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
+                    '..', '..', 'test_config.py')).test_request_context():
             return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return decorated