diff --git a/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.c b/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.c
index 9b821ae25..b01ecf77b 100644
--- a/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.c
+++ b/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.c
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ main (int argc,
 
   (void) argc;
   (void) argv;
+  unsetenv ("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+  unsetenv ("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
   GNUNET_log_setup ("test-helper-eddsa",
                     "INFO",
                     NULL);