diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3766fc5..2d0c9f4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ cover/
 coverage.xml
 doc/source/api/
 .coverage*
+etc/config.ini
diff --git a/etc/config.ini b/etc/config.ini-sample
similarity index 92%
rename from etc/config.ini
rename to etc/config.ini-sample
index f681ba3..995af57 100644
--- a/etc/config.ini
+++ b/etc/config.ini-sample
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ index_containers_path = /tmp/swift_filler_containers_index.pkl
 [concurrency]
 filler_keystone_client_concurrency = 5
 filler_swift_client_concurrency = 10
-# This is usually  bound to the max open files.
+# This is usually bound to the max open files.
 sync_swift_client_concurrency = 10
diff --git a/swsync/utils.py b/swsync/utils.py
index db50211..ca07eb4 100644
--- a/swsync/utils.py
+++ b/swsync/utils.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import os
 CONFIG = None
 curdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 INIFILE = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(curdir, '..', 'etc', "config.ini"))
+SAMPLE_INIFILE = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(curdir, '..',
+                                              'etc', "config.ini-sample"))
 
 
 class ConfigurationError(Exception):
diff --git a/tests/units/base.py b/tests/units/base.py
index b349f13..9853e06 100644
--- a/tests/units/base.py
+++ b/tests/units/base.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import unittest2
 
 import mox
 import stubout
+from swsync import utils
 
 
 class TestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class TestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
         super(TestCase, self).setUp()
         self.mox = mox.Mox()
         self.stubs = stubout.StubOutForTesting()
+        utils.CONFIG = utils.parse_ini(utils.SAMPLE_INIFILE)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.mox.UnsetStubs()