diff --git a/test/config.blockchain.js b/test/config.blockchain.js
index fa86e16e..bf98b4bc 100644
--- a/test/config.blockchain.js
+++ b/test/config.blockchain.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ describe('embark.config.blockchain', function() {
         gasLimit: 123,
         gasPrice: 100,
         rpcWhitelist: "*",
+        whisper: false,
         minerthreads: 1,
         genesisBlock: 'config/genesis.json',
         datadir: '/tmp/embark',
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ describe('embark.config.blockchain', function() {
         gasLimit: 500000,
         gasPrice: 10000000000000,
         rpcWhitelist: "*",
+        whisper: false,
         minerthreads: 1,
         genesisBlock: undefined,
         datadir: '/tmp/embark',