diff --git a/dcop/tests/run-tests.sh b/dcop/tests/run-tests.sh
index 7ec749217..dc3640511 100644
--- a/dcop/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/dcop/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 clean_up() {
 	rm -f batch.stdout shell.stdout shell.returns batch.returns
+	rm -fr test-home
 }
 
 clean_up
 
+# create temporary home
+export HOME=$PWD/test-home
+mkdir $HOME
+
 ../dcopserver --nofork &
 DCOP_SERVER_PID=$!
 
diff --git a/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake b/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake
index d4030c57d..e86d85665 100644
--- a/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake
+++ b/kio/tests/kmimetypetest.sh.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# create profile for test
-KDEHOME=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/profile
-mkdir $KDEHOME $KDEHOME/share
-ln -s @CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/mimetypes $KDEHOME/share/mimelnk
-export KDEHOME
+# create temporary home
+HOME=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/test-home
+mkdir $HOME $HOME/.trinity $HOME/.trinity/share
+ln -s @CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/mimetypes $HOME/.trinity/share/mimelnk
+export HOME
 
 # run dcop server
 ../../dcop/dcopserver --nofork &
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ STATE=$?
 
 # cleanup
 kill $DCOP_SERVER_PID
-rm -fr $KDEHOME
+rm -fr test-home
 exit $STATE
diff --git a/kwallet/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kwallet/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index efbd2c5ee..52e2868f0 100644
--- a/kwallet/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kwallet/backend/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ link_directories(
 )
 
 tde_add_check_executable( backendtest AUTOMOC
-    LINK kwalletbackend-shared kwalletclient-shared TEST )
+    LINK kwalletbackend-shared kwalletclient-shared )
+add_test( NAME "kwallet/backed/backendtest"
+    COMMAND sh -x "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backendtest.sh" )
 tde_add_check_executable( testbf AUTOMOC
     SOURCES testbf.cpp ../blockcipher.cc ../blowfish.cc
     LINK kwalletbackend-shared kwalletclient-shared TEST )
diff --git a/kwallet/backend/tests/backendtest.sh b/kwallet/backend/tests/backendtest.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3a6ef0e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kwallet/backend/tests/backendtest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# create temporary home
+export HOME=$PWD/test-home
+mkdir $HOME
+
+# run dcop server
+../../../dcop/dcopserver --nofork &
+DCOP_SERVER_PID=$!
+
+# perform test
+./backendtest
+STATE=$?
+
+# cleanup
+kill $DCOP_SERVER_PID
+rm -fr test-home
+exit $STATE