diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index e2258ede6..2e39bb694 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # Run program $1 as part of ‘make installcheck’.
+
+test-deps =
+
 define run-install-test
 
   installcheck: $1.test
 
   .PHONY: $1.test
-  $1.test: $1 tests/common.sh tests/init.sh
-	@env TEST_NAME=$1 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT="$(tests-environment)" mk/run_test.sh $1
+  $1.test: $1 $(test-deps)
+	@env TEST_NAME=$(notdir $(basename $1)) TESTS_ENVIRONMENT="$(tests-environment)" mk/run_test.sh $1
 
 endef
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index bee94cbd8..683fa5196 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
     , nixLibexecDir(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR").value_or(NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR)))
     , nixBinDir(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_BIN_DIR").value_or(NIX_BIN_DIR)))
     , nixManDir(canonPath(NIX_MAN_DIR))
-    , nixDaemonSocketFile(canonPath(nixStateDir + DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH))
+    , nixDaemonSocketFile(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH").value_or(nixStateDir + DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH)))
 {
     buildUsersGroup = getuid() == 0 ? "nixbld" : "";
     lockCPU = getEnv("NIX_AFFINITY_HACK") == "1";
diff --git a/tests/common.sh.in b/tests/common.sh.in
index c00ee58a1..308126094 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh.in
+++ b/tests/common.sh.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export NIX_LOCALSTATE_DIR=$TEST_ROOT/var
 export NIX_LOG_DIR=$TEST_ROOT/var/log/nix
 export NIX_STATE_DIR=$TEST_ROOT/var/nix
 export NIX_CONF_DIR=$TEST_ROOT/etc
+export NIX_DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH=$TEST_ROOT/daemon-socket
 unset NIX_USER_CONF_FILES
 export _NIX_TEST_SHARED=$TEST_ROOT/shared
 if [[ -n $NIX_STORE ]]; then
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ startDaemon() {
     rm -f $NIX_STATE_DIR/daemon-socket/socket
     nix-daemon &
     for ((i = 0; i < 30; i++)); do
-        if [ -e $NIX_STATE_DIR/daemon-socket/socket ]; then break; fi
+        if [ -e $NIX_DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH ]; then break; fi
         sleep 1
     done
     pidDaemon=$!
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 536661af8..f3ac330d8 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ tests-environment = NIX_REMOTE= $(bash) -e
 
 clean-files += $(d)/common.sh
 
-installcheck: $(d)/common.sh $(d)/config.nix $(d)/plugins/libplugintest.$(SO_EXT)
+test-deps += tests/common.sh tests/config.nix tests/plugins/libplugintest.$(SO_EXT)