diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/core/URI_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/core/URI_test.php
index 7fa0e62..99d79bb 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/core/URI_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/core/URI_test.php
@@ -112,11 +112,10 @@
 
 	public function test_filter_uri()
 	{
-		$this->uri->config->set_item('enable_query_strings', FALSE);
-		$this->uri->config->set_item('permitted_uri_chars', 'a-z 0-9~%.:_\-');
+		$this->uri->_set_permitted_uri_chars('a-z 0-9~%.:_\-');
 
 		$str_in = 'abc01239~%.:_-';
-		$str = $this->uri->_filter_uri($str_in);
+		$str = $this->uri->filter_uri($str_in);
 
 		$this->assertEquals($str, $str_in);
 	}
@@ -126,11 +125,9 @@
 	public function test_filter_uri_escaping()
 	{
 		// ensure escaping even if dodgey characters are permitted
+		$this->uri->_set_permitted_uri_chars('a-z 0-9~%.:_\-()$');
 
-		$this->uri->config->set_item('enable_query_strings', FALSE);
-		$this->uri->config->set_item('permitted_uri_chars', 'a-z 0-9~%.:_\-()$');
-
-		$str = $this->uri->_filter_uri('$destroy_app(foo)');
+		$str = $this->uri->filter_uri('$destroy_app(foo)');
 
 		$this->assertEquals($str, '&#36;destroy_app&#40;foo&#41;');
 	}
@@ -142,8 +139,8 @@
 		$this->setExpectedException('RuntimeException');
 
 		$this->uri->config->set_item('enable_query_strings', FALSE);
-		$this->uri->config->set_item('permitted_uri_chars', 'a-z 0-9~%.:_\-');
-		$this->uri->_filter_uri('$this()');
+		$this->uri->_set_permitted_uri_chars('a-z 0-9~%.:_\-');
+		$this->uri->filter_uri('$this()');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/mocks/core/uri.php b/tests/mocks/core/uri.php
index 1107858..96ec5af 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/core/uri.php
+++ b/tests/mocks/core/uri.php
@@ -10,12 +10,23 @@
 		// set predictable config values
 		$test->ci_set_config(array(
 			'index_page'		=> 'index.php',
-			'base_url'			=> 'http://example.com/',
-			'subclass_prefix'	=> 'MY_'
+			'base_url'		=> 'http://example.com/',
+			'subclass_prefix'	=> 'MY_',
+			'enable_query_strings'	=> FALSE,
+			'permitted_uri_chars'	=> 'a-z 0-9~%.:_\-'
 		));
 
 		$this->config = new $cls;
 
+		if ($this->config->item('enable_query_strings') !== TRUE OR is_cli())
+		{
+			$this->_permitted_uri_chars = $this->config->item('permitted_uri_chars');
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function _set_permitted_uri_chars($value)
+	{
+		$this->_permitted_uri_chars = $value;
 	}
 
 }
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