diff --git a/plugins/common/properties_test.go b/plugins/common/properties_test.go
index 3c2954720..cdf44a052 100644
--- a/plugins/common/properties_test.go
+++ b/plugins/common/properties_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ func setupPropertyMapTest(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterTestingT(t)
 	Expect(setupTests()).To(Succeed())
 	t.Setenv("DOKKU_LIB_ROOT", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("DOKKU_SYSTEM_USER", "root")
+	t.Setenv("DOKKU_SYSTEM_GROUP", "root")
 	Expect(PropertySetup(propertyTestPlugin)).To(Succeed())
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/config/config_test.go b/plugins/config/config_test.go
index e512fc42c..ef8b48d29 100644
--- a/plugins/config/config_test.go
+++ b/plugins/config/config_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ func setupTests() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return os.Setenv("PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins/enabled")
+	if err := os.Setenv("PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins/enabled"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return os.Setenv("PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available")
 }
 
 func setupTestApp() (err error) {
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers_test.go b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers_test.go
index 3f142eaec..413512ede 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers_test.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ func setupChartMigrationTest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("PLUGIN_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins")
 	t.Setenv("PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins/enabled")
 	t.Setenv("DOKKU_LIB_ROOT", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("DOKKU_SYSTEM_USER", "root")
+	t.Setenv("DOKKU_SYSTEM_GROUP", "root")
 	Expect(common.PropertySetup("scheduler-k3s")).To(Succeed())
 }