diff --git a/tests/fastcgi-13.conf b/tests/fastcgi-13.conf
index 72c5b9f9..418170b2 100644
--- a/tests/fastcgi-13.conf
+++ b/tests/fastcgi-13.conf
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fastcgi.server              = ( ".php" => (
                                   "grisu" => ( 
 				    "host" => "127.0.0.1",
 				    "port" => 1048,
-				    "bin-path" => "/usr/bin/php-cgi",
+				    "bin-path" => env.PHP,
 				    "bin-copy-environment" => ( "PATH", "SHELL", "USER" ),
 				  )
 				)
diff --git a/tests/mod-fastcgi.t b/tests/mod-fastcgi.t
index d03ed2fc..b94d684a 100755
--- a/tests/mod-fastcgi.t
+++ b/tests/mod-fastcgi.t
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ my $t;
 my $php_child = -1;
 
 my $phpbin = (defined $ENV{'PHP'} ? $ENV{'PHP'} : '/usr/bin/php-cgi');
+$ENV{'PHP'} = $phpbin;
 
 SKIP: {
 	skip "PHP already running on port 1026", 1 if $tf->listening_on(1026);
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 SKIP: {
-	skip "no php found", 5 unless -x "/usr/bin/php-cgi"; 
+	skip "no php found", 5 unless -x $phpbin;
 	$tf->{CONFIGFILE} = 'fastcgi-13.conf';
 	ok($tf->start_proc == 0, "Starting lighttpd with $tf->{CONFIGFILE}") or die();
 	$t->{REQUEST}  = ( <<EOF