diff --git a/tests/buildtests.py b/tests/buildtests.py
index 6657539b..b626e9eb 100644
--- a/tests/buildtests.py
+++ b/tests/buildtests.py
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ from pisi.build import *
 
 class BuildTestCase(testcase.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        testcase.TestCase.setUp(self)
+        options = pisi.config.Options()
+        options.ignore_build_no = False
+        testcase.TestCase.setUp(self, options = options)
 
     def testBasicBuild(self):
         shutil.copy('tests/buildtests/a/actions.py-1', 'tests/buildtests/a/actions.py')
diff --git a/tests/testcase.py b/tests/testcase.py
index 08d5b6ac..aadf3062 100644
--- a/tests/testcase.py
+++ b/tests/testcase.py
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ import pisi
 import pisi.api
 import pisi.util
 import pisi.config
+import pisi.context as ctx
 
 class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    def setUp(self, comar = False, database = True):
-        options = pisi.config.Options()
+    def setUp(self, comar = False, database = True, options = None):
+        if not options:
+            options = pisi.config.Options()
+            options.ignore_build_no = False
         options.destdir = 'tmp'
         pisi.api.init(options = options, comar = comar, database = database)