diff --git a/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/component/ComponentContainerTest.java b/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/component/ComponentContainerTest.java
index cf7b9deef..cef901d81 100644
--- a/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/component/ComponentContainerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/component/ComponentContainerTest.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 
 import li.strolch.model.Resource;
 import li.strolch.runtime.agent.ComponentContainer;
 import li.strolch.runtime.agent.StrolchAgent;
+import li.strolch.runtime.configuration.RuntimeConfiguration;
 import li.strolch.runtime.test.component.model.PersistenceHandlerTest;
 import li.strolch.runtime.test.component.model.ServiceHandlerTest;
 import li.strolch.runtime.test.component.model.ServiceResultTest;
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import ch.eitchnet.utils.helper.FileHelper;
+
 @SuppressWarnings("nls")
 public class ComponentContainerTest {
 
@@ -38,13 +42,18 @@ public class ComponentContainerTest {
 	public static final String PATH_TRANSIENT_CONTAINER = "src/test/resources/transienttest";
 	public static final String PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER = "src/test/resources/emptytest";
 
+	public static final String PATH_REALM_RUNTIME = "target/realmtest/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String PATH_TRANSIENT_RUNTIME = "target/transienttest/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String PATH_EMPTY_RUNTIME = "target/emptytest/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ComponentContainerTest.class);
+	private static final String TARGET = "target"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	@Test
 	public void shouldStartEmptyContainer() {
 
 		try {
-			StrolchAgent agent = startContainer(PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER);
+			StrolchAgent agent = startContainer(PATH_EMPTY_RUNTIME, PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER);
 			testContainer(agent);
 			destroyContainer(agent);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ public class ComponentContainerTest {
 	public void shouldStartTransientContainer() {
 
 		try {
-			StrolchAgent agent = startContainer(PATH_TRANSIENT_CONTAINER);
+			StrolchAgent agent = startContainer(PATH_TRANSIENT_RUNTIME, PATH_TRANSIENT_CONTAINER);
 			testContainer(agent);
 			destroyContainer(agent);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ public class ComponentContainerTest {
 	public void shouldStartRealmTestContainer() {
 
 		try {
-			StrolchAgent agent = startContainer(PATH_REALM_CONTAINER);
+			StrolchAgent agent = startContainer(PATH_REALM_RUNTIME, PATH_REALM_CONTAINER);
 			testContainer(agent);
 			destroyContainer(agent);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -79,11 +88,6 @@ public class ComponentContainerTest {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static StrolchAgent startContainer(String rootPath) {
-		File rootPathF = new File(rootPath);
-		return startContainer(rootPathF);
-	}
-
 	private static void testContainer(StrolchAgent agent) {
 
 		ComponentContainer container = agent.getContainer();
@@ -98,6 +102,13 @@ public class ComponentContainerTest {
 		assertEquals("@testRes", resource.getId());
 	}
 
+	public static StrolchAgent startContainer(String rootPath, String configSrc) {
+		File rootPathF = new File(rootPath);
+		File configSrcF = new File(configSrc);
+		mockRuntime(rootPathF, configSrcF);
+		return startContainer(rootPathF);
+	}
+
 	public static StrolchAgent startContainer(File rootPathF) {
 		StrolchAgent agent = new StrolchAgent();
 		agent.setup(rootPathF);
@@ -111,4 +122,57 @@ public class ComponentContainerTest {
 		agent.stop();
 		agent.destroy();
 	}
+
+	public static void mockRuntime(File rootPathF, File rootSrc) {
+
+		if (!rootPathF.getParentFile().getName().equals(TARGET)) {
+			String msg = "Mocking path must be in a maven target: {0}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, rootPathF.getAbsolutePath());
+			throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+		}
+
+		File configSrc = new File(rootSrc, RuntimeConfiguration.PATH_CONFIG);
+		File dataSrc = new File(rootSrc, RuntimeConfiguration.PATH_DATA);
+
+		if (!configSrc.isDirectory() || !configSrc.canRead()) {
+			String msg = "Could not find config source in: {0}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, configSrc.getAbsolutePath());
+			throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+		}
+
+		if (rootPathF.exists()) {
+			logger.info("Deleting all files in " + rootPathF.getAbsolutePath()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			if (!FileHelper.deleteFile(rootPathF, true)) {
+				String msg = "Failed to delete {0}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, rootPathF.getAbsolutePath());
+				throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!rootPathF.mkdirs()) {
+			String msg = "Failed to create {0}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, rootPathF.getAbsolutePath());
+			throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+		}
+
+		File configPathF = new File(rootPathF, RuntimeConfiguration.PATH_CONFIG);
+		configPathF.mkdir();
+
+		if (!FileHelper.copy(configSrc.listFiles(), configPathF, false)) {
+			String msg = "Failed to copy source configs from {0} to {1}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, configSrc.getAbsolutePath(), configPathF.getAbsolutePath());
+			throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+		}
+
+		if (dataSrc.exists()) {
+			File dataPathF = new File(rootPathF, RuntimeConfiguration.PATH_DATA);
+			dataPathF.mkdir();
+
+			if (!FileHelper.copy(dataSrc.listFiles(), dataPathF, false)) {
+				String msg = "Failed to copy source data from {0} to {1}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				msg = MessageFormat.format(msg, configSrc.getAbsolutePath(), configPathF.getAbsolutePath());
+				throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/query/inmemory/QueryTest.java b/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/query/inmemory/QueryTest.java
index afe5bbb7f..2a1a5d831 100644
--- a/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/query/inmemory/QueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/test/query/inmemory/QueryTest.java
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 @SuppressWarnings("nls")
 public class QueryTest {
 
+	public static final String PATH_EMPTY_RUNTIME = "target/QueryTest/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	@Test
 	public void shouldQueryResourceWithParamValue() {
 
-		StrolchAgent agent = ComponentContainerTest.startContainer(ComponentContainerTest.PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER);
+		StrolchAgent agent = ComponentContainerTest.startContainer(PATH_EMPTY_RUNTIME,
+				ComponentContainerTest.PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER);
 		Resource res1 = createResource("@1", "Test Resource", "MyType");
 		IntegerParameter iP = new IntegerParameter("nbOfBooks", "Number of Books", 33);
 		res1.addParameter(BAG_ID, iP);
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ public class QueryTest {
 	@Test
 	public void shouldQueryOrderWithParamValue() {
 
-		StrolchAgent agent = ComponentContainerTest.startContainer(ComponentContainerTest.PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER);
+		StrolchAgent agent = ComponentContainerTest.startContainer(PATH_EMPTY_RUNTIME,
+				ComponentContainerTest.PATH_EMPTY_CONTAINER);
 		Order o1 = createOrder("@1", "Test Order", "MyType");
 		IntegerParameter iP = new IntegerParameter("nbOfBooks", "Number of Books", 33);
 		o1.addParameter(BAG_ID, iP);