diff --git a/conda-store-server/tests/conftest.py b/conda-store-server/tests/conftest.py
index f1db35f31..c87e46d98 100644
--- a/conda-store-server/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/conda-store-server/tests/conftest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 @pytest.fixture
 def celery_config(conda_store):
     config = conda_store.celery_config
-    config["traitlets"] = {"CondaStore": {"database_url": conda_store.database_url}}
+    config["traitlets"] = {"CondaStore": {
+        "database_url": conda_store.database_url,
+        "store_directory": conda_store.store_directory,
+    }}
     return config