diff -r f516ee1ef36c -r 26c303c3f1aa server/test/unittest_schemaserial.py
--- a/server/test/unittest_schemaserial.py	Mon Oct 25 16:28:05 2010 +0200
+++ b/server/test/unittest_schemaserial.py	Mon Oct 25 17:15:46 2010 +0200
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@
 from cubicweb.schema import CubicWebSchemaLoader
 from cubicweb.devtools import TestServerConfiguration
 
-loader = CubicWebSchemaLoader()
-config = TestServerConfiguration('data')
-config.bootstrap_cubes()
-schema = loader.load(config)
+def setup_module(*args):
+    global schema, config
+    loader = CubicWebSchemaLoader()
+    config = TestServerConfiguration('data', apphome=Schema2RQLTC.datadir)
+    config.bootstrap_cubes()
+    schema = loader.load(config)
 
 def teardown_module(*args):
-    global schema, config, loader
-    del schema, config, loader
+    global schema, config
+    del schema, config
 
 from cubicweb.server.schemaserial import *
 from cubicweb.server.schemaserial import _erperms2rql as erperms2rql