diff --git a/tests/utilities.py b/tests/utilities.py
index 57c3cfa..5f7a06d 100644
--- a/tests/utilities.py
+++ b/tests/utilities.py
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ def create_temporary_pub():
     publisher.WcsPublisher.APP_DIR = APP_DIR
     publisher.WcsPublisher.DATA_DIR = os.path.abspath(
             os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wcs.__file__), '..', 'data'))
-    publisher.WcsPublisher.configure(config,
-            extra=[os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'extra')])
+    config.add_section('extra')
+    config.set('extra', 'auquotidien', os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'extra'))
+    publisher.WcsPublisher.configure(config)
     pub = publisher.WcsPublisher.create_publisher()
     # allow saving the user
     pub.app_dir = os.path.join(APP_DIR, 'example.net')