diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
index 073169ddcc..e996bd7ed8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ContentElementTests.cs
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Configurations.UmbracoSettings
         [TestCase("ashx", false)]
         [TestCase("config", false)]
         public void IsFileAllowedForUpload_WithWhitelist(string extension, bool expected)
-        {
+        {
+            // Make really sure that defaults are NOT used
+            TestingDefaults = false;
+
             Debug.WriteLine("Extension being tested", extension);
             Debug.WriteLine("AllowedUploadFiles: {0}", SettingsSection.Content.AllowedUploadFiles);
             Debug.WriteLine("DisallowedUploadFiles: {0}", SettingsSection.Content.DisallowedUploadFiles);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsTests.cs
index 1d8a80c963..01768dd903 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsTests.cs
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Configurations.UmbracoSettings
 {
     public abstract class UmbracoSettingsTests
     {
-        protected virtual bool TestingDefaults
-        {
-            get { return false; }
-        }
+        protected virtual bool TestingDefaults { get; set; }
 
         [SetUp]
         public void Init()