diff --git a/handlers/auth_test.go b/handlers/auth_test.go
index 5ab7f51..d56e764 100644
--- a/handlers/auth_test.go
+++ b/handlers/auth_test.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ var (
 
 func TestCreateBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	secret = util.GetPrivateKey()
-	viper.AddConfigPath("../")
-	viper.Set("General.DataDir", "../data")
+	viper.SetConfigName("test")
+	util.DoNotSetConfigName = true
 	if err := util.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not reload config file: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/handlers/test.yaml b/handlers/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..823f57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+General:
+  DataDir: ../data
+  EnableDebugMode: true
+  ShortedIDLength: 4
diff --git a/util/config.go b/util/config.go
index 5f24edd..7998819 100644
--- a/util/config.go
+++ b/util/config.go
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-var dataDirPath string
+var (
+	dataDirPath        string
+	DoNotSetConfigName = false
+)
 
 // ReadInConfig loads the configuration and other needed folders for further usage
 func ReadInConfig() error {
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix("gus")
 	viper.SetEnvKeyReplacer(strings.NewReplacer(".", "_"))
-	viper.SetConfigName("config")
+	if !DoNotSetConfigName {
+		viper.SetConfigName("config")
+	}
 	viper.AddConfigPath(".")
 	setConfigDefaults()
 	err := viper.ReadInConfig()