2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/test/apptests.cpp b/src/qt/test/apptests.cpp
index f88d57c716..443e2d047d 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/apptests.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/apptests.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ void AppTests::appTests()
     }
 #endif
 
-    BasicTestingSetup test{CBaseChainParams::REGTEST}; // Create a temp data directory to backup the gui settings to
-    ECC_Stop(); // Already started by the common test setup, so stop it to avoid interference
-    LogInstance().DisconnectTestLogger();
+    fs::create_directories([] {
+        BasicTestingSetup test{CBaseChainParams::REGTEST}; // Create a temp data directory to backup the gui settings to
+        return GetDataDir() / "blocks";
+    }());
 
     m_app.parameterSetup();
     m_app.createOptionsModel(true /* reset settings */);
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ void AppTests::appTests()
     m_app.exec();
 
     // Reset global state to avoid interfering with later tests.
+    LogInstance().DisconnectTestLogger();
     AbortShutdown();
     UnloadBlockIndex();
     WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, g_chainman.Reset());
diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index aefdcd2716..12efca2503 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QCocoaIntegrationPlugin);
 const std::function<void(const std::string&)> G_TEST_LOG_FUN{};
 
 // This is all you need to run all the tests
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     // Initialize persistent globals with the testing setup state for sanity.
     // E.g. -datadir in gArgs is set to a temp directory dummy value (instead
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     BitcoinApplication app(*node);
     app.setApplicationName("Bitcoin-Qt-test");
 
+    node->setupServerArgs();            // Make gArgs available in the NodeContext
+    node->context()->args->ClearArgs(); // Clear added args again
     AppTests app_tests(app);
     if (QTest::qExec(&app_tests) != 0) {
         fInvalid = true;