diff --git a/tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp b/tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp
index bf4e004..e9218a6 100644
--- a/tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "identity-management-fixture.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
 
 namespace ndn {
 namespace tests {
@@ -84,6 +86,36 @@
   std::string m_oldTpm;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Extension of PibDirFixture to set TEST_HOME variable and allow config file creation
+ */
+template<class Path>
+class TestHomeFixture : public PibDirFixture<Path>
+{
+public:
+  TestHomeFixture()
+  {
+    setenv("TEST_HOME", this->m_pibDir.c_str(), true);
+  }
+
+  ~TestHomeFixture()
+  {
+    unsetenv("TEST_HOME");
+  }
+
+  void
+  createClientConf(std::initializer_list<std::string> lines)
+  {
+    boost::filesystem::create_directories(boost::filesystem::path(this->m_pibDir) / ".ndn");
+    std::ofstream of((boost::filesystem::path(this->m_pibDir) / ".ndn" / "client.conf").c_str());
+    for (auto line : lines) {
+      boost::replace_all(line, "%PATH%", this->m_pibDir);
+      of << line << std::endl;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
 struct DefaultPibDir
 {
   const std::string PATH = "build/keys";
@@ -99,6 +131,7 @@
   KeyChainFixture();
 };
 
+
 } // namespace tests
 } // namespace ndn
 
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/face.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/face.t.cpp
index ac87d37..877e6bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/face.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/face.t.cpp
@@ -620,24 +620,116 @@
   BOOST_CHECK(Face(transport, io, keyChain).getTransport() == transport);
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CustomizeTransportWithEnv)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(CustomizeTransport)
+
+class WithEnv : private IdentityManagementTimeFixture
+{
+public:
+  WithEnv()
+  {
+    if (getenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT") != nullptr) {
+      m_oldTransport = getenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT");
+      unsetenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void
+  configure(const std::string& faceUri)
+  {
+    setenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT", faceUri.c_str(), true);
+  }
+
+  ~WithEnv()
+  {
+    if (!m_oldTransport.empty()) {
+      setenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT", m_oldTransport.c_str(), true);
+    }
+    else {
+      unsetenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT");
+    }
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::string m_oldTransport;
+};
+
+class WithConfig : private TestHomeFixture<DefaultPibDir>
+{
+public:
+  void
+  configure(const std::string& faceUri)
+  {
+    createClientConf({"transport=" + faceUri});
+  }
+};
+
+class WithEnvAndConfig : public WithEnv, public WithConfig
+{
+};
+
+typedef boost::mpl::vector<WithEnv, WithConfig> ConfigOptions;
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(NoConfig, WithEnvAndConfig) // fixture configures test HOME and PIB/TPM path
 {
   shared_ptr<Face> face;
   BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>());
   BOOST_CHECK(dynamic_pointer_cast<UnixTransport>(face->getTransport()) != nullptr);
-
-  setenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT", "tcp://localhost:6363", true);
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>());
-  BOOST_CHECK(dynamic_pointer_cast<TcpTransport>(face->getTransport()) != nullptr);
-  unsetenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT");
-
-  setenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT", "wrong-transport:", true);
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>(), ConfigFile::Error);
-  unsetenv("NDN_CLIENT_TRANSPORT");
 }
 
-/// @todo Tests to create Face using the config file
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(Unix, T, ConfigOptions, T)
+{
+  this->configure("unix://some/path");
 
+  shared_ptr<Face> face;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(dynamic_pointer_cast<UnixTransport>(face->getTransport()) != nullptr);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(Tcp, T, ConfigOptions, T)
+{
+  this->configure("tcp://127.0.0.1:6000");
+
+  shared_ptr<Face> face;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(dynamic_pointer_cast<TcpTransport>(face->getTransport()) != nullptr);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(WrongTransport, T, ConfigOptions, T)
+{
+  this->configure("wrong-transport:");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(make_shared<Face>(), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(WrongUri, T, ConfigOptions, T)
+{
+  this->configure("wrong-uri");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(make_shared<Face>(), ConfigFile::Error);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(EnvOverride, WithEnvAndConfig)
+{
+  this->WithEnv::configure("tcp://127.0.0.1:6000");
+  this->WithConfig::configure("unix://some/path");
+
+  shared_ptr<Face> face;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(dynamic_pointer_cast<TcpTransport>(face->getTransport()) != nullptr);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(ExplicitTransport, WithEnvAndConfig)
+{
+  this->WithEnv::configure("wrong-uri");
+  this->WithConfig::configure("wrong-transport:");
+
+  auto transport = make_shared<UnixTransport>("unix://some/path");
+  shared_ptr<Face> face;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(face = make_shared<Face>(transport));
+  BOOST_CHECK(dynamic_pointer_cast<UnixTransport>(face->getTransport()) != nullptr);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // CustomizeTransport
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestFace
 
 } // namespace tests
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/security/key-chain.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/security/key-chain.t.cpp
index 797ce01..eda972b 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/security/key-chain.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/security/key-chain.t.cpp
@@ -42,31 +42,14 @@
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(SecurityKeyChain, util::TestHomeEnvironmentFixture)
 
 template<class Path>
-class TestHomeAndPibFixture : public PibDirFixture<Path>
+class TestHomeAndPibFixture : public TestHomeFixture<Path>
 {
 public:
   TestHomeAndPibFixture()
   {
-    setenv("TEST_HOME", this->m_pibDir.c_str(), true);
     unsetenv("NDN_CLIENT_PIB");
     unsetenv("NDN_CLIENT_TPM");
   }
-
-  ~TestHomeAndPibFixture()
-  {
-    unsetenv("TEST_HOME");
-  }
-
-  void
-  createClientConf(std::initializer_list<std::string> lines)
-  {
-    boost::filesystem::create_directories(boost::filesystem::path(this->m_pibDir) / ".ndn");
-    std::ofstream of((boost::filesystem::path(this->m_pibDir) / ".ndn" / "client.conf").c_str());
-    for (auto line : lines) {
-      boost::replace_all(line, "%PATH%", this->m_pibDir);
-      of << line << std::endl;
-    }
-  }
 };
 
 struct PibPathSqlite3File