diff --git a/test/test_Ebay.py b/test/test_Ebay.py
index 7454717b8..970850a16 100644
--- a/test/test_Ebay.py
+++ b/test/test_Ebay.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class EbayTest(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
         self.assertError('auction foobar')
 
     def testSnarfer(self):
+        self.assertNotError('ebay config auction-snarfer on')
         self.assertRegexp('http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem'
                           '&category=176&item=3053767552',
                          r'.*Cisco NP-4T.*Serial Module.*US \$74\.95.*')
diff --git a/test/test_Python.py b/test/test_Python.py
index 772b5f76b..87aa57fcd 100644
--- a/test/test_Python.py
+++ b/test/test_Python.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class PythonTestCase(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
         self.assertNotError('zen')
 
     def testAspnRecipes(self):
+        self.assertNotError('python config aspn-snarfer on')
         self.assertRegexp('http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/'
                           'Recipe/230113',
                           'Implementation of sets using sorted lists')