diff --git a/plugins/common/common_test.go b/plugins/common/common_test.go
index 6f30e385d..5502d5ad0 100644
--- a/plugins/common/common_test.go
+++ b/plugins/common/common_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func setupTests() (err error) {
+	if err := os.Setenv("PLUGIN_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return os.Setenv("PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins/enabled")
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/config/config_test.go b/plugins/config/config_test.go
index 769132c80..797e4d2f3 100644
--- a/plugins/config/config_test.go
+++ b/plugins/config/config_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func setupTests() (err error) {
+	if err := os.Setenv("PLUGIN_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return os.Setenv("PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH", "/var/lib/dokku/plugins/enabled")
 }