diff --git a/test/setup.sh b/test/setup.sh
index d0c15b82..a09e0c6e 100644
--- a/test/setup.sh
+++ b/test/setup.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ sync-dbs = test
 server = file://$(pwd)/remote/
 
 [mkpkglists]
+archivedir = $(pwd)/archive
 packagesfile = packages.gz
 packagesmetafile = packages-meta-v1.json.gz
 packagesmetaextfile = packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz
diff --git a/test/t2100-mkpkglists.t b/test/t2100-mkpkglists.t
index 6bb6838d..d217c4f6 100755
--- a/test/t2100-mkpkglists.t
+++ b/test/t2100-mkpkglists.t
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ test_expect_success 'Test package list generation with no packages.' '
 	echo "DELETE FROM Packages;" | sqlite3 aur.db &&
 	echo "DELETE FROM PackageBases;" | sqlite3 aur.db &&
 	cover "$MKPKGLISTS" &&
-	test $(zcat packages.gz | wc -l) -eq 1 &&
-	test $(zcat pkgbase.gz | wc -l) -eq 1
+	test $(zcat packages.gz | wc -l) -eq 0 &&
+	test $(zcat pkgbase.gz | wc -l) -eq 0
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Test package list generation.' '