diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 8a1b824d0c..13643b7f6b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ gc-concurrent.sh: gc-concurrent.nix gc-concurrent2.nix
 TESTS = init.sh hash.sh lang.sh simple.sh dependencies.sh locking.sh parallel.sh \
   build-hook.sh substitutes.sh substitutes2.sh fallback.sh nix-push.sh gc.sh \
   gc-concurrent.sh verify.sh nix-pull.sh
-#TESTS = init.sh gc.sh
 
 XFAIL_TESTS =
 
diff --git a/tests/init.sh b/tests/init.sh
index 435fc37276..c3a7aac29f 100644
--- a/tests/init.sh
+++ b/tests/init.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ for i in \
     chmod +x $i
 done
 
+# Another ugly hack.
+sed "s|^$|PATH=$PATH|" < $NIX_DATA_DIR/nix/corepkgs/nar/nar.sh > tmp
+chmod +x tmp
+mv tmp $NIX_DATA_DIR/nix/corepkgs/nar/nar.sh
+
 # Initialise the database.
 $TOP/src/nix-store/nix-store --init