diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 4e32419..c639167 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
-
+	logf "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/pkg/logs"
 	"github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/test/acme/dns"
+	testserver "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/test/acme/dns/server"
 )
 
 var (
 	zone = os.Getenv("TEST_ZONE_NAME")
+	kubeBuilderBinPath = "./_out/kubebuilder/bin"
+	rfc2136TestDomain      = "123456789.www.example.com"
+	rfc2136TestKeyAuth     = "123d=="
+	rfc2136TestValue       = "Now36o-3BmlB623-0c1qCIUmgWVVmDJb88KGl24pqpo"
+	rfc2136TestFqdn        = "_acme-challenge.123456789.www.example.com."
+	rfc2136TestZone        = "example.com."
+	rfc2136TestTsigKeyName = "example.com."
+	rfc2136TestTTL         = 60
+	rfc2136TestTsigSecret  = "IwBTJx9wrDp4Y1RyC3H0gA=="
 )
 
 func TestRunsSuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -16,8 +26,23 @@ func TestRunsSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	// snippet of valid configuration that should be included on the
 	// ChallengeRequest passed as part of the test cases.
 
+	ctx := logf.NewContext(nil, nil, t.Name())
+	server := &testserver.BasicServer{
+		Zones:         []string{rfc2136TestZone},
+		EnableTSIG:    true,
+		TSIGZone:      rfc2136TestZone,
+		TSIGKeyName:   rfc2136TestTsigKeyName,
+		TSIGKeySecret: rfc2136TestTsigSecret,
+	}
+	if err := server.Run(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to start test server: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer server.Shutdown()
+
 	fixture := dns.NewFixture(&customDNSProviderSolver{},
+	    dns.SetBinariesPath(kubeBuilderBinPath),
 		dns.SetResolvedZone(zone),
+		dns.SetDNSServer(server.ListenAddr()),
 		dns.SetAllowAmbientCredentials(false),
 		dns.SetManifestPath("testdata/my-custom-solver"),
 	)