diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_containers.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_containers.py
index 6967cd725e..0f46ec1bca 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_containers.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_containers.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import unittest
 
 from evennia.utils import containers
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.test import override_settings
 from evennia.utils.utils import class_from_module
 
 _BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS)
@@ -21,19 +22,13 @@ class WorseScript(_BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS):
 
 class TestGlobalScriptContainer(unittest.TestCase):
 
-  def setUp(self):
-    settings.GLOBAL_SCRIPTS = {}
-
-  def patch_global_scripts(self, adict):
-    settings.GLOBAL_SCRIPTS.update(adict)
-
   def test_init_with_no_scripts(self):
     gsc = containers.GlobalScriptContainer()
 
     self.assertEqual(len(gsc.loaded_data), 0)
 
+  @override_settings(GLOBAL_SCRIPTS={'script_name': {}})
   def test_init_with_typeclassless_script(self):
-    self.patch_global_scripts({'script_name': {}})
 
     gsc = containers.GlobalScriptContainer()
 
@@ -47,8 +42,8 @@ class TestGlobalScriptContainer(unittest.TestCase):
 
     self.assertEqual(len(gsc.typeclass_storage), 0)
 
+  @override_settings(GLOBAL_SCRIPTS={'script_name': {}})
   def test_start_with_typeclassless_script_defaults_to_base(self):
-    self.patch_global_scripts({'script_name': {}})
     gsc = containers.GlobalScriptContainer()
 
     gsc.start()
@@ -57,8 +52,8 @@ class TestGlobalScriptContainer(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertIn('script_name', gsc.typeclass_storage)
     self.assertEqual(gsc.typeclass_storage['script_name'], _BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS)
 
+  @override_settings(GLOBAL_SCRIPTS={'script_name': {'typeclass': 'evennia.utils.tests.test_containers.GoodScript'}})
   def test_start_with_typeclassed_script_loads_it(self):
-    self.patch_global_scripts({'script_name': {'typeclass': 'evennia.utils.tests.test_containers.GoodScript'}})
     gsc = containers.GlobalScriptContainer()
 
     gsc.start()
@@ -67,8 +62,8 @@ class TestGlobalScriptContainer(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertIn('script_name', gsc.typeclass_storage)
     self.assertEqual(gsc.typeclass_storage['script_name'], GoodScript)
 
+  @override_settings(GLOBAL_SCRIPTS={'script_name': {'typeclass': 'evennia.utils.tests.test_containers.BadScript'}})
   def test_start_with_bad_typeclassed_script_skips_it(self):
-    self.patch_global_scripts({'script_name': {'typeclass': 'evennia.utils.tests.test_containers.BadScript'}})
     gsc = containers.GlobalScriptContainer()
 
     gsc.start()
@@ -76,8 +71,8 @@ class TestGlobalScriptContainer(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(len(gsc.typeclass_storage), 0)
     self.assertNotIn('script_name', gsc.typeclass_storage)
 
+  @override_settings(GLOBAL_SCRIPTS={'script_name': {'typeclass': 'evennia.utils.tests.test_containers.WorstScript'}})
   def test_start_with_worst_typeclassed_script_skips_it(self):
-    self.patch_global_scripts({'script_name': {'typeclass': 'evennia.utils.tests.test_containers.WorstScript'}})
     gsc = containers.GlobalScriptContainer()
 
     gsc.start()