diff --git a/test/conf/default_access.conf b/test/conf/default_access.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76686893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conf/default_access.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SOURCE: ANY;
+KEY: fwknoptest;
diff --git a/test/conf/default_fwknopd.conf b/test/conf/default_fwknopd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..485af6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conf/default_fwknopd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# The default fwknopd.conf contains only comments since defaults are defined in
+# code and modified via the config file
+#
diff --git a/test/conf/override_fwknopd.conf b/test/conf/override_fwknopd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f826c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conf/override_fwknopd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ENABLE_PCAP_PROMISC     Y;