diff --git a/tests/global-configuration-fixture.cpp b/tests/global-configuration-fixture.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bf4d864..0000000
--- a/tests/global-configuration-fixture.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2017, Regents of the University of California.
- *
- * This file is part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
- *
- * ndncert is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
- * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * ndncert is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
- * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License along with
- * ndncert, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndncert authors and contributors.
- */
-
-#include "ndncert-config.hpp"
-
-#include <boost/version.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-
-#include "test-common.hpp"
-
-namespace ndn {
-namespace chronoshare {
-namespace tests {
-
-class GlobalConfigurationFixture : boost::noncopyable
-{
-public:
-  GlobalConfigurationFixture()
-  {
-    if (getenv("HOME") != nullptr) {
-      m_home = getenv("HOME");
-    }
-    if (getenv("NDN_CLIENT_PIB") != nullptr) {
-      m_pib = getenv("NDN_CLIENT_PIB");
-    }
-    if (getenv("NDN_CLIENT_TPM") != nullptr) {
-      m_tpm = getenv("NDN_CLIENT_TPM");
-    }
-
-    boost::filesystem::path dir(TMP_TESTS_PATH);
-    dir /= "test-home";
-    setenv("HOME", dir.generic_string().c_str(), 1);
-
-    if (exists(dir)) {
-      remove_all(dir);
-    }
-
-    setenv("NDN_CLIENT_PIB", ("pib-sqlite3:" + dir.string()).c_str(), 1);
-    setenv("NDN_CLIENT_TPM", ("tpm-file:" + dir.string()).c_str(), 1);
-    create_directories(dir);
-  }
-
-  ~GlobalConfigurationFixture()
-  {
-    if (!m_home.empty()) {
-      setenv("HOME", m_home.c_str(), 1);
-    }
-    if (!m_pib.empty()) {
-      setenv("NDN_CLIENT_PIB", m_pib.c_str(), 1);
-    }
-    if (!m_tpm.empty()) {
-      setenv("NDN_CLIENT_TPM", m_tpm.c_str(), 1);
-    }
-  }
-
-private:
-  std::string m_home;
-  std::string m_pib;
-  std::string m_tpm;
-};
-
-BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(GlobalConfigurationFixture)
-#if (BOOST_VERSION >= 105900)
-;
-#endif // BOOST_VERSION >= 105900
-
-} // namespace tests
-} // namespace chronoshare
-} // namespace ndn
diff --git a/tests/global-configuration.cpp b/tests/global-configuration.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76de542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/global-configuration.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
+ *
+ * ndncert is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndncert is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndncert, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndncert authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndncert {
+namespace tests {
+
+class GlobalConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  GlobalConfiguration()
+  {
+    const char* envHome = ::getenv("HOME");
+    if (envHome)
+      m_home = envHome;
+
+    boost::filesystem::path dir{TMP_TESTS_PATH};
+    dir /= "test-home";
+    ::setenv("HOME", dir.c_str(), 1);
+
+    boost::filesystem::create_directories(dir);
+    std::ofstream clientConf((dir / ".ndn" / "client.conf").c_str());
+    clientConf << "pib=pib-sqlite3" << std::endl
+               << "tpm=tpm-file" << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  ~GlobalConfiguration()
+  {
+    if (!m_home.empty())
+      ::setenv("HOME", m_home.data(), 1);
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::string m_home;
+};
+
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 106500
+BOOST_TEST_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION(GlobalConfiguration);
+#elif BOOST_VERSION >= 105900
+BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(GlobalConfiguration);
+#else
+BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(GlobalConfiguration)
+#endif
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndncert
+} // namespace ndn