diff --git a/tests/alerts/alert_test_suite.py b/tests/alerts/alert_test_suite.py
index de990de2..27438d7c 100644
--- a/tests/alerts/alert_test_suite.py
+++ b/tests/alerts/alert_test_suite.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import copy
 import re
 import json
 
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../alerts/lib"))
+from lib import alerttask
+
 
 class AlertTestSuite(UnitTestSuite):
     def teardown(self):
@@ -27,6 +30,21 @@ class AlertTestSuite(UnitTestSuite):
         self.orig_path = os.getcwd()
         super(AlertTestSuite, self).setup()
 
+        # Overwrite the ES and RABBITMQ configs for alerts
+        # since it pulls it from alerts/lib/config.py
+        alerttask.ES = {
+            'servers': list('{0}'.format(s) for s in self.options.esservers)
+        }
+        alerttask.RABBITMQ = {
+            'mquser': self.options.mquser,
+            'alertexchange': self.options.alertExchange,
+            'alertqueue': self.options.alertqueue,
+            'mqport': self.options.mqport,
+            'mqserver': self.options.mqserver,
+            'mqpassword': self.options.mqpassword,
+            'mqalertserver': self.options.mqalertserver
+        }
+
         alerts_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../alerts/")
         os.chdir(alerts_dir)
 
diff --git a/tests/suite_helper.py b/tests/suite_helper.py
index 39a6b090..274304d1 100644
--- a/tests/suite_helper.py
+++ b/tests/suite_helper.py
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ def parse_config_file():
 
         options.alertExchange = getConfig('alertexchange', 'alerts', options.configfile)
         options.queueName = getConfig('alertqueuename', 'alertBot', options.configfile)
+        options.alertqueue = getConfig('alertqueue', 'mozdef.alert', options.configfile)
         options.alerttopic = getConfig('alerttopic', 'mozdef.*', options.configfile)
 
         options.mquser = getConfig('mquser', 'guest', options.configfile)
         options.mqalertserver = getConfig('mqalertserver', 'localhost', options.configfile)
+        options.mqserver = getConfig('mqserver', 'localhost', options.configfile)
         options.mqpassword = getConfig('mqpassword', 'guest', options.configfile)
         options.mqport = getConfig('mqport', 5672, options.configfile)
         options.mqack = getConfig('mqack', True, options.configfile)