diff --git a/tests/data/kicad_1/kicad_common b/tests/data/kicad_1/kicad_common
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cb5b095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/kicad_1/kicad_common
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+UseIconsInMenus=1
+IconScale=-1
+MousewheelPAN=0
+ZoomNoCenter=0
+AutoPAN=1
+OpenGLAntialiasingMode=2
+CairoAntialiasingMode=0
+WorkingDir=/home/salvador/0Data/Eccosur/kiplot.INTI-CMNB
+ShowEnvVarWarningDialog=1
+AutoSaveInterval=600
+FileHistorySize=9
+CanvasScale=0
+Editor=
+PdfBrowserName=
+UseSystemBrowser=1
+[EnvironmentVariables]
+KICAD_SYMBOL_DIR=/usr/share/kicad/library
+KICAD_TEMPLATE_DIR=/usr/share/kicad/template
+KICAD_USER_TEMPLATE_DIR=/home/salvador/kicad/template
+KIGITHUB=https://github.com/KiCad
+KISYS3DMOD=/usr/share/kicad/modules/packages3d/
+KISYSMOD=/usr/share/kicad/modules
diff --git a/tests/test_plot/test_kicad_config_errors.py b/tests/test_plot/test_kicad_config_errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f3e622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_plot/test_kicad_config_errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""
+Tests for KiCad configuration load
+
+
+For debug information use:
+pytest-3 --log-cli-level debug
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import pytest
+import coverage
+import logging
+# Look for the 'utils' module from where the script is running
+prev_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(prev_dir))
+# Utils import
+from utils import context
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(prev_dir))
+from kiplot.misc import EXIT_BAD_CONFIG
+from kiplot.kicad.config import KiConf
+
+
+cov = coverage.Coverage()
+
+
+def test_kicad_conf_bad_sym_lib_table():
+    """ Check various problems in the sym-lib-table file """
+    sch = 'sym-lib-table_errors/kibom-test'
+    test = 'test_kicad_conf_bad_sym_lib_table'
+    ctx = context.TestContextSCH(test, sch, 'int_bom_simple_csv', None)
+    ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG, extra_debug=True)
+    ctx.search_err('Malformed lib entry')
+    ctx.search_err(r'Unable to expand .?BOGUS.? in')
+    ctx.search_err(r'unnamed LibAlias')
+    ctx.clean_up()
+
+
+def test_kicad_conf_no_instance():
+    """ Check we can't create a KiConf instance """
+    cov.load()
+    cov.start()
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError) as pytest_wrapped_e:
+        o = KiConf()
+    cov.stop()
+    cov.save()
+    assert pytest_wrapped_e.type == AssertionError
+    assert str(pytest_wrapped_e.value) == 'KiConf is fully static, no instances allowed'
+
+
+def test_kicad_conf_user(caplog):
+    """ Check we can load the KiCad configuration from $KICAD_CONFIG_HOME """
+    ctx = context.TestContextSCH('test_kicad_conf_user', 'v5_errors/kibom-test', 'int_bom_simple_csv', None)
+    os.environ['KICAD_CONFIG_HOME'] = 'tests/data/kicad_1'
+    cov.load()
+    cov.start()
+    KiConf.init(ctx.sch_file)
+    cov.stop()
+    cov.save()
+    assert 'Reading KiCad config from `tests/data/kicad_1/kicad_common`' in caplog.text
diff --git a/tests/test_plot/test_sch_errors.py b/tests/test_plot/test_sch_errors.py
index 0e7cea99..ba562539 100644
--- a/tests/test_plot/test_sch_errors.py
+++ b/tests/test_plot/test_sch_errors.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(prev_dir))
 # Utils import
 from utils import context
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(prev_dir))
-from kiplot.misc import CORRUPTED_SCH, EXIT_BAD_CONFIG
+from kiplot.misc import CORRUPTED_SCH
 
 
 def setup_ctx(test, error):
@@ -245,14 +245,3 @@ def test_sch_errors_bad_snum():
 
 def test_sch_errors_bad_tbentry():
     setup_ctx('bad_tbentry', 'Wrong entry in title block')
-
-
-def test_sch_errors_bad_sym_lib_table():
-    sch = 'sym-lib-table_errors/kibom-test'
-    test = 'test_sch_errors_bad_sym_lib_table'
-    ctx = context.TestContextSCH(test, sch, 'int_bom_simple_csv', None)
-    ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG, extra_debug=True)
-    ctx.search_err('Malformed lib entry')
-    ctx.search_err(r'Unable to expand .?BOGUS.? in')
-    ctx.search_err(r'unnamed LibAlias')
-    ctx.clean_up()