diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/setup.rs b/zellij-utils/src/setup.rs
index c25e1fb9..61c330cd 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/setup.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/setup.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const CONFIG_LOCATION: &str = ".config/zellij";
 const CONFIG_NAME: &str = "config.yaml";
 static ARROW_SEPARATOR: &str = "";
 
+#[cfg(not(test))]
 /// Goes through a predefined list and checks for an already
 /// existing config directory, returns the first match
 pub fn find_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ pub fn find_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
         .flatten()
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn find_default_config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    None
+}
+
 /// Order in which config directories are checked
 fn default_config_dirs() -> Vec<Option<PathBuf>> {
     vec![