diff --git a/AllenOnline/tests/options/check_duplicates.py b/AllenOnline/tests/options/check_duplicates.py
index 266f5f98d4f38bfbec754c36de69bb0e90bdd893..1c2f1c5fd35f6fa309a6fb3c53eec31aad54eeae 100644
--- a/AllenOnline/tests/options/check_duplicates.py
+++ b/AllenOnline/tests/options/check_duplicates.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ from Configurables import IODataManager
 from Configurables import createODIN, HltDecReportsDecoder
 from Configurables import LHCb__UnpackRawEvent as UnpackRawEvent
 from GaudiConf import IOHelper
+
+from AllenCore.configuration_options import is_allen_standalone
+is_allen_standalone.global_bind(standalone=True)
+
 from AllenOnline.utils import allen_json_sequence, get_allen_hlt1_decision_ids
 from GaudiPython.Bindings import AppMgr, gbl
 from PyConf.application import configured_ann_svc
diff --git a/AllenOnline/tests/options/sequence_with_tck.py b/AllenOnline/tests/options/sequence_with_tck.py
index e164aa8ab38bcddfe50d2567a9e3db7838dbad24..13326162bb7c24dd832680911a7b8fa793caed22 100644
--- a/AllenOnline/tests/options/sequence_with_tck.py
+++ b/AllenOnline/tests/options/sequence_with_tck.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 import os
 import argparse
 import json
+
+from AllenCore.configuration_options import is_allen_standalone
+is_allen_standalone.global_bind(standalone=True)
+
 from AllenConf.persistency import register_decision_ids
 from AllenOnline.utils import allen_json_sequence, get_allen_hlt1_decision_ids
 from PyConf.filecontent_metadata import flush_key_registry