diff --git a/autobuild.sh b/autobuild.sh
index becb9c972..ba9c10895 100755
--- a/autobuild.sh
+++ b/autobuild.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# If the configuration of tests is not provided, no tests will be carried out.
+if [[ ! -f $1 ]]; then
+	echo "ERROR: SPDK test configuration not specified"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$1"
+
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
 
diff --git a/autopackage.sh b/autopackage.sh
index 7851fb852..ce114af4b 100755
--- a/autopackage.sh
+++ b/autopackage.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 set -xe
 
+# If the configuration of tests is not provided, no tests will be carried out.
+if [[ ! -f $1 ]]; then
+	echo "ERROR: SPDK test configuration not specified"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$1"
+
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
 
diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 949639c52..9309e9a33 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ rootdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 
 # In autotest_common.sh all tests are disabled by default.
 # If the configuration of tests is not provided, no tests will be carried out.
-if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
-	echo "SPDK test configuration not specified"
+if [[ ! -f $1 ]]; then
+	echo "ERROR: SPDK test configuration not specified"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+source "$1"
 source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
 source "$rootdir/test/nvmf/common.sh"
 
diff --git a/test/common/autotest_common.sh b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
index 7ab8cb7ff..d860669e8 100644
--- a/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ export RUN_NIGHTLY
 : ${RUN_NIGHTLY_FAILING:=0}
 export RUN_NIGHTLY_FAILING
 
-if [[ ! -z $1 ]]; then
-	if [ -f $1 ]; then
-		source $1
-	fi
-fi
-
 # Set defaults for missing test config options
 : ${SPDK_BUILD_DOC=0}; export SPDK_BUILD_DOC
 : ${SPDK_BUILD_SHARED_OBJECT=0}; export SPDK_BUILD_SHARED_OBJECT