diff --git a/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp b/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp
index a9b6cd44a..c3125d76d 100644
--- a/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 #include "checkpoints.h"
 
 #include "uint256.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Checkpoints_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(Checkpoints_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sanity)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/allocator_tests.cpp b/src/test/allocator_tests.cpp
index 991b4ac09..d4df7b541 100644
--- a/src/test/allocator_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/allocator_tests.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include "allocators.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(allocator_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(allocator_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 // Dummy memory page locker for platform independent tests
 static const void *last_lock_addr, *last_unlock_addr;
diff --git a/src/test/arith_uint256_tests.cpp b/src/test/arith_uint256_tests.cpp
index 565b02ae6..17d6bed6d 100644
--- a/src/test/arith_uint256_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/arith_uint256_tests.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 #include "arith_uint256.h"
 #include <string>
 #include "version.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(arith_uint256_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(arith_uint256_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 /// Convert vector to arith_uint256, via uint256 blob
 inline arith_uint256 arith_uint256V(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vch)
diff --git a/src/test/base32_tests.cpp b/src/test/base32_tests.cpp
index 5d20a90ad..8ec886142 100644
--- a/src/test/base32_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/base32_tests.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(base32_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(base32_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base32_testvectors)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/base58_tests.cpp b/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
index c242dd26e..f07dd7a7d 100644
--- a/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 using namespace json_spirit;
 extern Array read_json(const std::string& jsondata);
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(base58_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(base58_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 // Goal: test low-level base58 encoding functionality
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base58_EncodeBase58)
diff --git a/src/test/base64_tests.cpp b/src/test/base64_tests.cpp
index 9e6cb342c..54c081b0e 100644
--- a/src/test/base64_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/base64_tests.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(base64_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(base64_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base64_testvectors)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/bip32_tests.cpp b/src/test/bip32_tests.cpp
index 3d28e06ff..d738851c1 100644
--- a/src/test/bip32_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/bip32_tests.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "key.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ void RunTest(const TestVector &test) {
     }
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(bip32_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(bip32_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bip32_test1) {
     RunTest(test1);
diff --git a/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp b/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp
index 64d9909b9..73a146f05 100644
--- a/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(bloom_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(bloom_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bloom_create_insert_serialize)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/checkblock_tests.cpp b/src/test/checkblock_tests.cpp
index a4121caa8..7abfad151 100644
--- a/src/test/checkblock_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/checkblock_tests.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "clientversion.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "utiltime.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <cstdio>
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(CheckBlock_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(CheckBlock_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 bool read_block(const std::string& filename, CBlock& block)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
index 3ecd301bc..2e2cc2214 100644
--- a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "coins.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 };
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(coins_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(coins_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 static const unsigned int NUM_SIMULATION_ITERATIONS = 40000;
 
diff --git a/src/test/compress_tests.cpp b/src/test/compress_tests.cpp
index b4e4f2046..376ae9368 100644
--- a/src/test/compress_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/compress_tests.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "compressor.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 // amounts 50 .. 21000000
 #define NUM_MULTIPLES_50BTC 420000
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(compress_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(compress_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 bool static TestEncode(uint64_t in) {
     return in == CTxOutCompressor::DecompressAmount(CTxOutCompressor::CompressAmount(in));
diff --git a/src/test/crypto_tests.cpp b/src/test/crypto_tests.cpp
index d5e595cd8..aeb2a5caa 100644
--- a/src/test/crypto_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/crypto_tests.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 #include "crypto/hmac_sha512.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(crypto_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(crypto_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 template<typename Hasher, typename In, typename Out>
 void TestVector(const Hasher &h, const In &in, const Out &out) {
diff --git a/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp b/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp
index 5fb0f4ccd..a0c5592a9 100644
--- a/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/getarg_tests.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(getarg_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(getarg_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 static void ResetArgs(const std::string& strArg)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/hash_tests.cpp b/src/test/hash_tests.cpp
index f1ad25e6e..e5d2e5a43 100644
--- a/src/test/hash_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/hash_tests.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(hash_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(hash_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(murmurhash3)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/key_tests.cpp b/src/test/key_tests.cpp
index 1333aba47..13ca94946 100644
--- a/src/test/key_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/key_tests.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ void dumpKeyInfo(uint256 privkey)
 #endif
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(key_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(key_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(key_test1)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/mruset_tests.cpp b/src/test/mruset_tests.cpp
index 813ec9b8b..bd4e9c1d3 100644
--- a/src/test/mruset_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/mruset_tests.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "random.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <set>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(mruset_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(mruset_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 // Test that an mruset behaves like a set, as long as no more than MAX_SIZE elements are in it
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(mruset_like_set)
diff --git a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
index 2168a5fef..054bc3b37 100644
--- a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "script/interpreter.h"
 #include "script/sign.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include "wallet_ismine.h"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 typedef vector<unsigned char> valtype;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(multisig_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(multisig_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 CScript
 sign_multisig(CScript scriptPubKey, vector<CKey> keys, CTransaction transaction, int whichIn)
diff --git a/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp b/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp
index 936145994..cb357d295 100644
--- a/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "netbase.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(netbase_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(netbase_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(netbase_networks)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/pmt_tests.cpp b/src/test/pmt_tests.cpp
index 4406b08e5..f6d06d680 100644
--- a/src/test/pmt_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/pmt_tests.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "arith_uint256.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "random.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(pmt_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(pmt_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(pmt_test1)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/pow_tests.cpp b/src/test/pow_tests.cpp
index e42c1b0a8..7b197c527 100644
--- a/src/test/pow_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/pow_tests.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "pow.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(pow_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(pow_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 /* Test calculation of next difficulty target with no constraints applying */
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_next_work)
diff --git a/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp b/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
index 464a8fbb8..f5f7f381d 100644
--- a/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 #include "compat/sanity.h"
 #include "key.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(sanity_tests)
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(sanity_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(basic_sanity)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
index 94f2ce1a2..52171b9e3 100644
--- a/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "script/script.h"
 #include "script/script_error.h"
 #include "script/sign.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include "wallet_ismine.h"
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ Verify(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, bool fStrict, Scri
 }
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(script_P2SH_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(script_P2SH_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sign)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/script_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
index e410b5971..c0614cca4 100644
--- a/src/test/script_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "script/script_error.h"
 #include "script/sign.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONSENSUS_LIB)
 #include "script/bitcoinconsensus.h"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ read_json(const std::string& jsondata)
     return v.get_array();
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(script_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(script_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 CMutableTransaction BuildCreditingTransaction(const CScript& scriptPubKey)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/scriptnum_tests.cpp b/src/test/scriptnum_tests.cpp
index cfbaf26e7..24c7dd3d5 100644
--- a/src/test/scriptnum_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/scriptnum_tests.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 #include "bignum.h"
 #include "script/script.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
+
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(scriptnum_tests)
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(scriptnum_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 static const int64_t values[] = \
 { 0, 1, CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX, UCHAR_MAX, SHRT_MIN, USHRT_MAX, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, UINT_MAX, LONG_MIN, LONG_MAX };
diff --git a/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp b/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
index de9510d54..cc8f2b788 100644
--- a/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "serialize.h"
 #include "streams.h"
 #include "hash.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(serialize_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(serialize_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sizes)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/sighash_tests.cpp b/src/test/sighash_tests.cpp
index ea41dbcde..afb7a41bb 100644
--- a/src/test/sighash_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/sighash_tests.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "script/interpreter.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "version.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ void static RandomTransaction(CMutableTransaction &tx, bool fSingle) {
     }
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(sighash_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(sighash_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sighash_test)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp b/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp
index 3c8264d89..b26fed99f 100644
--- a/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "script/script.h"
 #include "script/standard.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ Serialize(const CScript& s)
     return sSerialized;
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(sigopcount_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(sigopcount_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetSigOpCount)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/skiplist_tests.cpp b/src/test/skiplist_tests.cpp
index c75e21a2a..86a4bc672 100644
--- a/src/test/skiplist_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/skiplist_tests.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #define SKIPLIST_LENGTH 300000
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(skiplist_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(skiplist_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(skiplist_test)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
index a1355ad44..48e49ed75 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ CWallet* pwalletMain;
 extern bool fPrintToConsole;
 extern void noui_connect();
 
-TestingSetup::TestingSetup()
+BasicTestingSetup::BasicTestingSetup()
 {
         fPrintToDebugLog = false; // don't want to write to debug.log file
         SelectParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
-        noui_connect();
+}
+BasicTestingSetup::~BasicTestingSetup()
+{
+}
+
+TestingSetup::TestingSetup()
+{
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
         bitdb.MakeMock();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/test/test_bitcoin.h b/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
index c1448dcde..2f75332d4 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 
-struct TestingSetup {
+/** Basic testing setup.
+ * This just configures logging and chain parameters.
+ */
+struct BasicTestingSetup {
+    BasicTestingSetup();
+    ~BasicTestingSetup();
+};
+
+/** Testing setup that configures a complete environment.
+ * Included are data directory, coins database, script check threads
+ * and wallet (if enabled) setup.
+ */
+struct TestingSetup: public BasicTestingSetup {
     CCoinsViewDB *pcoinsdbview;
     boost::filesystem::path pathTemp;
     boost::thread_group threadGroup;
diff --git a/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp b/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp
index 58ed96327..887cfb476 100644
--- a/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/timedata_tests.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 //
 #include "timedata.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(timedata_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(timedata_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_MedianFilter)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 52adfea99..2a3083316 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "data/tx_invalid.json.h"
 #include "data/tx_valid.json.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include "clientversion.h"
 #include "key.h"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ string FormatScriptFlags(unsigned int flags)
     return ret.substr(0, ret.size() - 1);
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(transaction_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(transaction_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(tx_valid)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/uint256_tests.cpp b/src/test/uint256_tests.cpp
index 5b33846ba..426d296a9 100644
--- a/src/test/uint256_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/uint256_tests.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "arith_uint256.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "version.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(uint256_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(uint256_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 const unsigned char R1Array[] =
     "\x9c\x52\x4a\xdb\xcf\x56\x11\x12\x2b\x29\x12\x5e\x5d\x35\xd2\xd2"
diff --git a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
index 5f0c1deb8..8cecfbf65 100644
--- a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include "univalue/univalue.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(univalue_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(univalue_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_constructor)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/util_tests.cpp b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
index d829ec228..3309e2e38 100644
--- a/src/test/util_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"
+#include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <vector>
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(util_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(util_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_criticalsection)
 {