diff --git a/tests/test_cmds.sh b/tests/test_cmds.sh
index 8dbaa824b26b5cdb71dac66705e3243d9a3b1601..2fe0d1384b4699b76771bde42649da23c5de7b1c 100755
--- a/tests/test_cmds.sh
+++ b/tests/test_cmds.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ do_tests()
 
 	for config in $configs
 	do
+		export SELF_VALIDATE=$config
 
 		echo "----------------------------------"
 		echo "TEST CONFIGURATION: $config"