diff --git a/cmd/dbseed/dbseed_test.go b/cmd/dbseed/dbseed_test.go
index 253a9dedbbf..178080dda57 100644
--- a/cmd/dbseed/dbseed_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dbseed/dbseed_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/core"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
-	config.TestBypass = true
 	fs := &flag.FlagSet{}
 	fs.String("config", testConfig, "")
 	newCtx := cli.NewContext(testApp, fs, &cli.Context{})
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index d6f916e1ed1..e7fcb769dec 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -1484,10 +1483,6 @@ func GetFilePath(configfile string) (string, error) {
 		return configfile, nil
 	}
 
-	if flag.Lookup("test.v") != nil && !TestBypass {
-		return TestFile, nil
-	}
-
 	exePath, err := common.GetExecutablePath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 68c3d7bd3d7..7b2c6f7802e 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/common"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/common/convert"
+	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/common/file"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/connchecker"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/currency"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/database"
@@ -1643,11 +1644,6 @@ func TestReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("TestReadConfig error cannot be nil")
 	}
-
-	err = readConfig.ReadConfig("", true)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("TestReadConfig error")
-	}
 }
 
 func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1714,12 +1710,17 @@ func TestGetFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("TestGetFilePath: expected %s got %s", expected, result)
 	}
 
-	expected = TestFile
-	result, _ = GetFilePath("")
-	if result != expected {
-		t.Errorf("TestGetFilePath: expected %s got %s", expected, result)
+	expected = DefaultFilePath()
+	result, err := GetFilePath("")
+	if file.Exists(expected) {
+		if err != nil || result != expected {
+			t.Errorf("TestGetFilePath: expected %s got %s", expected, result)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Error("Expected error when default config file does not exist")
+		}
 	}
-	TestBypass = true
 }
 
 func TestCheckRemoteControlConfig(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/config/config_types.go b/config/config_types.go
index 0af2cb2acef..d78b27a5363 100644
--- a/config/config_types.go
+++ b/config/config_types.go
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ const (
 var (
 	Cfg            Config
 	IsInitialSetup bool
-	TestBypass     bool
 	m              sync.Mutex
 )