diff --git a/wrolpi/common.py b/wrolpi/common.py
index 99805944..88c48d56 100644
--- a/wrolpi/common.py
+++ b/wrolpi/common.py
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ def get_media_directory() -> Path:
     return MEDIA_DIRECTORY
 
 
+TESTING_SKIP_BACKUP = False
+
+
 class ConfigFile:
     """
     This class keeps track of the contents of a config file.  You can update the config (and it's file) by
@@ -360,9 +363,10 @@ class ConfigFile:
                 with config_file.open('rt') as fh:
                     config = yaml.load(fh, Loader=yaml.Loader)
                 # Copy the existing config to the backup directory.  One for each day.
-                if not backup_file.parent.exists():
-                    backup_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
-                shutil.copy(config_file, backup_file)
+                if PYTEST and not TESTING_SKIP_BACKUP:
+                    if not backup_file.parent.exists():
+                        backup_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+                    shutil.copy(config_file, backup_file)
             else:
                 # Config file does not yet exist.
                 config = dict()
diff --git a/wrolpi/conftest.py b/wrolpi/conftest.py
index 7558b2bc..aa6c5010 100644
--- a/wrolpi/conftest.py
+++ b/wrolpi/conftest.py
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ def test_config(test_directory) -> pathlib.Path:
     set_test_config(False)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def skip_config_backups():
+    """Do not backup configs during testing."""
+    with mock.patch('wrolpi.common.TESTING_SKIP_BACKUP', True):
+        yield
+
+
 ROUTES_ATTACHED = False
 
 
diff --git a/wrolpi/contexts.py b/wrolpi/contexts.py
index 31049f1e..58aacd92 100644
--- a/wrolpi/contexts.py
+++ b/wrolpi/contexts.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def attach_shared_contexts(app: Sanic):
 
     # ConfigFile multiprocessing_dict's.
     # Shared Configs
-    app.shared_ctx.wrolpi_config = manager.dict()
+    app.shared_ctx.wrolpi_config = multiprocessing.Manager().dict()
     app.shared_ctx.tags_config = manager.dict()
     app.shared_ctx.inventories_config = manager.dict()
     app.shared_ctx.channels_config = manager.dict()
diff --git a/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py b/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py
index d2190b86..6a134cf9 100644
--- a/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py
@@ -631,8 +631,12 @@ async def test_get_file(test_session, test_async_client, test_directory, make_fi
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_ignore_directory(test_session, test_async_client, test_directory, make_files_structure, test_config):
+async def test_ignore_directory(test_session, test_async_client, test_directory, make_files_structure, test_config,
+                                skip_config_backups):
     """A maintainer can ignore/un-ignore directories.  The files in the directory should not be refreshed."""
+    # Remove any default ignored directories.
+    get_wrolpi_config().ignored_directories = []
+
     foo, bar, baz = make_files_structure(['foo/foo.txt', 'foo/bar.txt', 'baz/baz.txt'])
     assert len(get_wrolpi_config().ignored_directories) == 0
 
diff --git a/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py b/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py
index 54edd463..7d961a81 100644
--- a/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ async def test_valid_regex(test_session, test_async_client):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_settings(test_session, test_async_client):
+    get_wrolpi_config().ignored_directories = list()
+
     with mock.patch('wrolpi.admin.CPUFREQ_INFO_BIN', '/usr/bin/cpufreq-info'), \
             mock.patch('wrolpi.admin.NMCLI_BIN', '/usr/bin/nmcli'):
         request, response = await test_async_client.get('/api/settings')
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ def test_hotspot_settings(test_session, test_client, test_config):
 
 @skip_circleci
 def test_throttle_toggle(test_session, test_client, test_config):
+    get_wrolpi_config().ignored_directories = list()
+
     with mock.patch('wrolpi.admin.subprocess') as mock_subprocess, \
             mock.patch('wrolpi.admin.CPUFREQ_INFO_BIN', "this value isn't even used"):
         mock_subprocess.check_output.side_effect = [