diff --git a/config/tendermint_test/config.go b/config/tendermint_test/config.go
index bb886a2b7..b90fe2549 100644
--- a/config/tendermint_test/config.go
+++ b/config/tendermint_test/config.go
@@ -12,21 +12,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	// Creates ~/.tendermint_test/*
-	config := GetConfig("")
-	cfg.ApplyConfig(config)
+	// Creates ~/.tendermint_test
+	EnsureDir(os.Getenv("HOME")+"/.tendermint_test", 0700)
 }
 
-func getTMRoot(rootDir string) string {
-	if rootDir == "" {
-		rootDir = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.tendermint_test"
-	}
-	return rootDir
+func ResetConfig(path string) {
+	rootDir := os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.tendermint_test/" + path
+	cfg.ApplyConfig(GetConfig(rootDir))
 }
 
 func initTMRoot(rootDir string) {
-	rootDir = getTMRoot(rootDir)
-
 	// Remove ~/.tendermint_test_bak
 	if FileExists(rootDir + "_bak") {
 		err := os.RemoveAll(rootDir + "_bak")
@@ -62,7 +57,6 @@ func initTMRoot(rootDir string) {
 }
 
 func GetConfig(rootDir string) cfg.Config {
-	rootDir = getTMRoot(rootDir)
 	initTMRoot(rootDir)
 
 	configFilePath := path.Join(rootDir, "config.toml")
diff --git a/consensus/common_test.go b/consensus/common_test.go
index 0629d51b4..c5ae6b7b5 100644
--- a/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/go-db"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	bc "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blockchain"
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	mempl "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mempool"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var chainID string
 var ensureTimeout = time.Duration(2)
 
 func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("consensus_common_test")
 	chainID = config.GetString("chain_id")
 }
 
diff --git a/consensus/height_vote_set_test.go b/consensus/height_vote_set_test.go
index 192572827..ca4c6ce49 100644
--- a/consensus/height_vote_set_test.go
+++ b/consensus/height_vote_set_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package consensus
 
 import (
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("consensus_height_vote_set_test")
+}
+
 func TestPeerCatchupRounds(t *testing.T) {
 	valSet, privVals := types.RandValidatorSet(10, 1)
 
diff --git a/consensus/replay_test.go b/consensus/replay_test.go
index f18cc0ccb..769bea1c7 100644
--- a/consensus/replay_test.go
+++ b/consensus/replay_test.go
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ func TestReplayCatchup(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error on catchup replay %v", err)
 	}
 
-	cs.enterNewRound(cs.Height, cs.Round)
-
 	after := time.After(time.Second * 2)
 	select {
 	case <-newBlockCh:
diff --git a/consensus/state_test.go b/consensus/state_test.go
index b6e55d6ca..277471267 100644
--- a/consensus/state_test.go
+++ b/consensus/state_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	//"github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("consensus_state_test")
+}
+
 func (tp *TimeoutParams) ensureProposeTimeout() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(tp.Propose0*2) * time.Millisecond
 }
diff --git a/mempool/mempool_test.go b/mempool/mempool_test.go
index 82738c180..3fd80bf5c 100644
--- a/mempool/mempool_test.go
+++ b/mempool/mempool_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmsp/example/counter"
 	tmsp "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("mempool_mempool_test")
+}
+
 func TestSerialReap(t *testing.T) {
 
 	app := counter.NewCounterApplication(true)
diff --git a/node/node_test.go b/node/node_test.go
index 4619de5f7..09801d50f 100644
--- a/node/node_test.go
+++ b/node/node_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("node_node_test")
+}
+
 func TestNodeStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Get PrivValidator
diff --git a/rpc/test/client_test.go b/rpc/test/client_test.go
index 4b5b66db4..ff6ea6123 100644
--- a/rpc/test/client_test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/client_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("rpc_test_client_test")
+	initGlobalVariables()
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Test the HTTP client
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/rpc/test/helpers.go b/rpc/test/helpers.go
index 628e485a9..421fdbb89 100644
--- a/rpc/test/helpers.go
+++ b/rpc/test/helpers.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
 
 	client "github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/client"
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	nm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node"
 	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
@@ -17,20 +16,19 @@ import (
 
 // global variables for use across all tests
 var (
-	node *nm.Node
-
-	mempoolCount = 0
-
-	chainID string
-
-	rpcAddr, requestAddr, websocketAddr, websocketEndpoint string
-
-	clientURI  *client.ClientURI
-	clientJSON *client.ClientJSONRPC
+	node              *nm.Node
+	mempoolCount      = 0
+	chainID           string
+	rpcAddr           string
+	requestAddr       string
+	websocketAddr     string
+	websocketEndpoint string
+	clientURI         *client.ClientURI
+	clientJSON        *client.ClientJSONRPC
 )
 
 // initialize config and create new node
-func init() {
+func initGlobalVariables() {
 	chainID = config.GetString("chain_id")
 	rpcAddr = config.GetString("rpc_laddr")
 	requestAddr = rpcAddr
diff --git a/types/proposal_test.go b/types/proposal_test.go
index 725d5584c..15bf372a6 100644
--- a/types/proposal_test.go
+++ b/types/proposal_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("types_proposal_test")
+}
+
 func TestProposalSignable(t *testing.T) {
 	proposal := &Proposal{
 		Height:           12345,
diff --git a/types/vote_set_test.go b/types/vote_set_test.go
index e4da14169..828ca98ad 100644
--- a/types/vote_set_test.go
+++ b/types/vote_set_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common/test"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
-	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	tendermint_test.ResetConfig("types_vote_set_test")
+}
+
 // Move it out?
 func randVoteSet(height int, round int, type_ byte, numValidators int, votingPower int64) (*VoteSet, *ValidatorSet, []*PrivValidator) {
 	valSet, privValidators := RandValidatorSet(numValidators, votingPower)