diff --git a/system-test/cache_basic.sh b/system-test/cache_basic.sh
index 97e522cdb..e5d67910c 100755
--- a/system-test/cache_basic.sh
+++ b/system-test/cache_basic.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ function run_test
     echo $test_name
     logdir=log_$test_name
     mkdir -p $logdir
-    mysqltest --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
+    mysqltest --no-defaults \
+              --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
               --user=$user --password=$password \
               --logdir=$logdir \
               --test-file=$dir/t/$test_name.test \
diff --git a/system-test/masking_user.sh b/system-test/masking_user.sh
index 181bb4cff..baa92e09f 100755
--- a/system-test/masking_user.sh
+++ b/system-test/masking_user.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ dir="$src_dir/masking/$1"
 
 user=skysql
 test_name=masking_user
-mysqltest --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
+mysqltest --no-defaults \
+          --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
           --user=$maxscale_user --password=$maxscale_password \
           --logdir=$logdir \
           --test-file=$dir/t/$test_name.test \
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ fi
 
 user=maxskysql
 test_name=masking_user
-mysqltest --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
+mysqltest --no-defaults \
+          --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
           --user=$maxscale_user --password=$maxscale_password \
           --logdir=$logdir \
           --test-file=$dir/t/$test_name.test \
diff --git a/system-test/mysqltest_driver.sh b/system-test/mysqltest_driver.sh
index aea4cf0ac..f8fb48db7 100755
--- a/system-test/mysqltest_driver.sh
+++ b/system-test/mysqltest_driver.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ for t in `ls $2/t/*.test|xargs -L 1 basename`
 do
     printf "$t:"
     test_name=${t%%.test}
-    mysqltest --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
+    mysqltest --no-defaults \
+              --host=${maxscale_000_network} --port=$port \
               --user=$user --password=$password \
               --logdir=log_$1 \
               --test-file=$2/t/$test_name.test \