diff --git a/pylons_app/config/environment.py b/pylons_app/config/environment.py
--- a/pylons_app/config/environment.py
+++ b/pylons_app/config/environment.py
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ def load_environment(global_conf, app_co
 
     #sets the c attribute access when don't existing attribute are accessed
     config['pylons.strict_tmpl_context'] = True
-    test = os.path.split(config['__file__'])[-1] == 'tests.ini'
+    test = os.path.split(config['__file__'])[-1] == 'test.ini'
+    if test:
+        from pylons_app.lib.utils import create_test_env, create_test_index
+        create_test_env('/tmp', config)
+        create_test_index('/tmp/*', True)
+        
     #MULTIPLE DB configs
     # Setup the SQLAlchemy database engine
     if config['debug'] and not test: