diff --git a/src/common/input/config.rs b/src/common/input/config.rs
index 81c041207..3263b5710 100644
--- a/src/common/input/config.rs
+++ b/src/common/input/config.rs
@@ -199,12 +199,10 @@ mod config_test {
         assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), Config::default());
     }
 
-    // This test needs a split somewhere between test and normal runs,
-    // since otherwise it would look in a local configuration and fail.
-    //#[test]
-    //fn try_from_cli_args_default() {
-    //let opts = CliArgs::default();
-    //let result = Config::try_from(&opts);
-    //assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), Config::default());
-    //}
+    #[test]
+    fn try_from_cli_args_default() {
+        let opts = CliArgs::default();
+        let result = Config::try_from(&opts);
+        assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), Config::default());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/setup.rs b/src/common/setup.rs
index 9d1e7d19f..70e0ded47 100644
--- a/src/common/setup.rs
+++ b/src/common/setup.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub mod install {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(test))]
 pub fn find_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     vec![
         Some(xdg_config_dir()),
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ pub fn find_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
     .flatten()
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn find_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    None
+}
+
 pub fn xdg_config_dir() -> PathBuf {
     let project_dirs = ProjectDirs::from("org", "Zellij Contributors", "Zellij").unwrap();
     project_dirs.config_dir().to_owned()