diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 248be39..7abba2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-    - name: Install ipset
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y ipset
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Run the integration tests
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-    - name: Install ipset
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y ipset
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Run the performance tests
diff --git a/fixtures/banjax-config-test.yaml b/fixtures/banjax-config-test.yaml
index 7af5c27..ce28171 100644
--- a/fixtures/banjax-config-test.yaml
+++ b/fixtures/banjax-config-test.yaml
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ sha_inv_cookie_ttl_seconds: 14400  # also modify internal/sha-inverse-challenge.
 hmac_secret: secret
 gin_log_file: /var/log/banjax/gin.log
 metrics_log_file: /var/log/banjax/metrics.log
+standalone_testing: true
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index c59340e..daaab37 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	PerSiteDecisionLists                   map[string]map[string][]string `yaml:"per_site_decision_lists"`
 	GlobalDecisionLists                    map[string][]string            `yaml:"global_decision_lists"`
 	ConfigVersion                          string                         `yaml:"config_version"`
-	StandaloneTesting                      bool
+	StandaloneTesting                      bool                           `yaml:"standalone_testing"`
 	ChallengerBytes                        []byte
 	PasswordPageBytes                      []byte
 	SitesToPasswordHashes                  map[string]string   `yaml:"password_hashes"`
diff --git a/internal/iptables.go b/internal/iptables.go
index 8793b05..5d6edbd 100644
--- a/internal/iptables.go
+++ b/internal/iptables.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const (
 
 func init_ipset(config *Config) {
 	log.Println("http_server: init_ipset()")
+	if config.StandaloneTesting {
+		log.Println("init_ipset: Not init ipset in testing")
+		return
+	}
 	if err := ipset.Check(); err != nil {
 		log.Println("init_ipset() ipset.Check() failed")
 		panic(err)