diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index beeac4e7..f2eb4988 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 	doc/Makefile
 	plugins/Makefile
 	src/Makefile
+	test/test.env
 	test/Makefile])
 
 # Older versions of autoconf (<2.58) do not have AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR()
@@ -101,10 +102,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(heading,
 AC_ARG_WITH(config,
         AS_HELP_STRING([--with-config=CONFIG], [Finit bootstrap config file, default /etc/finit.conf]),
 	[conf=$withval], [conf=$sysconfdir/finit.conf])
+AC_SUBST(FINIT_CONF, $conf)
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(rcsd,
         AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rcsd=DIR], [Finit rcS.d/ directory, default /etc/finit.d]),
 	[rcsd=$withval], [rcsd=$sysconfdir/finit.d])
+AC_SUBST(FINIT_RCSD, $rcsd)
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(rc-local,
         AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rc-local=FILE], [SysV init /etc/rc.local file, default /etc/rc.local]),
diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
index 151cdadf..1eb95bc4 100644
--- a/test/.gitignore
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 *.trs
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
+
+/test.env
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 23c6de37..91a9bbc0 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 EXTRA_DIST		 = lib.sh testenv_exec.sh testenv_start.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= test-root/Makefile test-root/busybox-x86_64.md5
 EXTRA_DIST		+= test-root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
-EXTRA_DIST		+= setup-root.sh teardown-root.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= setup-root.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= common/service.conf common/service.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= checkself.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	 = TESTS_ROOT='$(abs_builddir)/test-root/';
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export TESTS_ROOT;
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export LD_LIBRARY_PATH;
-AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= PREFIX=$(prefix);
-AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export PREFIX;
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= top_srcdir=$(top_srcdir);
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export top_srcdir;
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= top_builddir=$(top_builddir);
@@ -25,4 +23,6 @@ TESTS			+= add-remove-dynamic-service/test.sh
 TESTS			+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config/test.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service/test.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service-sub-config/test.sh
-TESTS			+= teardown-root.sh
+
+clean-local:
+	make -C test-root/ clean
diff --git a/test/checkself.sh b/test/checkself.sh
index b42091e9..8d75d8fb 100755
--- a/test/checkself.sh
+++ b/test/checkself.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ set -eu
 testdir="${srcdir:-$(dirname "$0")}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-shellcheck $(find "$testdir" -name '*.sh')
+shellcheck $(find "$testdir" -path "$testdir/test-root" -prune -false -o -name '*.sh')
diff --git a/test/setup-root.sh b/test/setup-root.sh
index e7c99427..ddc18df4 100755
--- a/test/setup-root.sh
+++ b/test/setup-root.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,4 @@ fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 make -C "$top_builddir" DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test-root/" install
-FINITBIN="$(pwd)/$top_builddir/src/finit" make -C test-root/  # DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test-root/"
-config_h="$top_builddir/config.h"
-echo "export TESTENV_PATH=/bin:/sbin:$PREFIX/sbin:$PREFIX/bin" > test.env
-
-echo "export FINIT_CONF=$(grep FINIT_CONF "$config_h" | cut -d' ' -f3 | cut -d'"' -f2)" >> test.env
-echo "export FINIT_RCSD=$(grep FINIT_RCSD "$config_h" | cut -d' ' -f3 | cut -d'"' -f2)" >> test.env
+FINITBIN="$(pwd)/$top_builddir/src/finit" make -C test-root/
diff --git a/test/teardown-root.sh b/test/teardown-root.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 664c481c..00000000
--- a/test/teardown-root.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -eu
-
-make -C test-root/ clean
-rm -f test.env
diff --git a/test/test.env.in b/test/test.env.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..356e06df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.env.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+
+export TESTENV_PATH=/bin:/sbin:"@bindir@":"@sbindir@"
+export FINIT_CONF="@FINIT_CONF@"
+export FINIT_RCSD="@FINIT_RCSD@"