diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
index f614fa05..09429470 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ cdist_commands=["banner", "config", "install"]
 cdist_exec_path = os.path.abspath(
     os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../bin/cdist"))
 
-def exec():
-    print(cdist_exec_path)
-
 #class UI(unittest.TestCase):
 #    def test_banner(self):
 #        self.assertEqual(subprocess.call([cdist_exec_path, "banner"]), 0)
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/test_install.py b/lib/cdist/test/test_install.py
index 9cfae066..d6502b46 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/test_install.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/test_install.py
@@ -29,20 +29,22 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '../lib')))
 
 import cdist.config
-
-cdist_exec_path = os.path.abspath(
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "bin/cdist"))
-
+import cdist.test
 
 class Install(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.init_manifest = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "manifest")
+
+        os.environ['__remote_exec'] = "ssh -o User=root -q"
+        os.environ['__remote_copy'] = "scp -o User=root -q"
+
         self.config = cdist.config.Config("localhost",
                             initial_manifest=self.init_manifest,
-                            exec_path=cdist_exec_path)
+                            exec_path=cdist.test.cdist_exec_path)
         self.config.link_emulator()
 
+
 ### NEW FOR INSTALL ############################################################
 
     def test_explorer_ran(self):