diff --git a/application/resources/Catalog/Action/Helper/Osid.php b/application/resources/Catalog/Action/Helper/Osid.php
index c25186df..28f27fbc 100755
--- a/application/resources/Catalog/Action/Helper/Osid.php
+++ b/application/resources/Catalog/Action/Helper/Osid.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function getConfigPath () {
 	 * @throws osid_IllegalStateException The config path has already been set.
 	 */
 	public function setConfigPath ($path) {
-		if (isset(self::$configPath))
+		if (isset(self::$configPath) && self::$configPath != $path)
 			throw new osid_IllegalStateException('the config path has already been set');
 
 		self::$configPath = $path;
diff --git a/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTermsTest.php b/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTermsTest.php
index 68214895..d899ef6b 100755
--- a/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTermsTest.php
+++ b/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTermsTest.php
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ class Catalog_Action_Helper_OsidTermsTest extends TestCase
 	protected function setUp(): void
 	{
 		$this->osidHelper = new Catalog_Action_Helper_Osid();
+		$this->osidHelper->setConfigPath($this->getTestConfigPath());
 		Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($this->osidHelper);
 		$this->osidIdHelper = new Catalog_Action_Helper_OsidId();
 		Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($this->osidIdHelper);
 		$this->osidTermsHelper = new Catalog_Action_Helper_OsidTerms();
+		$this->osidHelper->setConfigPath($this->getTestConfigPath());
 		Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($this->osidTermsHelper);
 
 		$this->mcugId = new phpkit_id_URNInetId('urn:inet:middlebury.edu:catalog/MCUG');
diff --git a/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTopicTest.php b/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTopicTest.php
index c75d461b..9382e6f4 100755
--- a/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTopicTest.php
+++ b/application/test/Catalog/Action/Helper/OsidTopicTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Catalog_Action_Helper_OsidTopicTest extends TestCase
 	protected function setUp(): void
 	{
 		$this->osidHelper = new Catalog_Action_Helper_Osid();
+		$this->osidHelper->setConfigPath($this->getTestConfigPath());
 		Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($this->osidHelper);
 		$this->osidIdHelper = new Catalog_Action_Helper_OsidId();
 		Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($this->osidIdHelper);
diff --git a/application/test/Catalog/ApplicationTestTrait.php b/application/test/Catalog/ApplicationTestTrait.php
index 240cfd8e..eff7bac6 100644
--- a/application/test/Catalog/ApplicationTestTrait.php
+++ b/application/test/Catalog/ApplicationTestTrait.php
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
 
     $registry = Zend_Registry::getInstance();
     $registry->config = new Zend_Config_Ini(dirname(__FILE__).'/frontend_config.ini', 'development');
+  }
 
-    // Use the APC implementation instead of the direct-query Banner implementation.
-    self::$runtimeManager = new phpkit_AutoloadOsidRuntimeManager(dirname(__FILE__).'/../apc/configuration.plist');
-    self::$courseManager = self::$runtimeManager->getManager(osid_OSID::COURSE(), 'apc_course_CourseManager', '3.0.0');
+  /**
+   * Answer the configuration path to be used when running tests.
+   */
+  public function getTestConfigPath() {
+    return dirname(__FILE__).'/../apc/configuration.plist';
   }
 
 }