diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_0_login.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_0_login.py
index 86319e54..248880c0 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_0_login.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_0_login.py
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import pytest
 import threading
 import queue
 
+from chatmaild.config import read_config
+from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import main
+
+
+def test_init(tmp_path, maildomain):
+    inipath = tmp_path.joinpath("chatmail.ini")
+    main(["init", "--config", str(inipath), maildomain])
+    config = read_config(inipath)
+    assert config.mail_domain == maildomain
+
 
 def test_login_basic_functioning(imap_or_smtp, gencreds, lp):
     """Test a) that an initial login creates a user automatically
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py
index bc4f9f8f..215a1d13 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os
 
 import pytest
 from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import get_parser, main
-from chatmaild.config import read_config
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -21,12 +20,6 @@ class TestCmdline:
         run = parser.parse_args(["run"])
         assert init and run
 
-    def test_init(self, tmp_path):
-        main(["init", "chat.example.org"])
-        inipath = tmp_path.joinpath("chatmail.ini")
-        config = read_config(inipath)
-        assert config.mail_domain == "chat.example.org"
-
     @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="init doesn't exit anymore, check for CLI output instead")
     def test_init_not_overwrite(self):
         main(["init", "chat.example.org"])