diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_fixture_manager.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_fixture_manager.php
index 8517c97a7..dd67cf615 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_fixture_manager.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_fixture_manager.php
@@ -91,21 +91,12 @@ class CakeFixtureManager {
 			$testDbAvailable = $db->isConnected();
 		}
 
-		// Try for default DB
 		if (!$testDbAvailable) {
-			$db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('default');
-			$_prefix = $db->config['prefix'];
-			$db->config['prefix'] = 'test_suite_';
+			throw new MissingConnectionException(__('You need to create a $test datasource connection to start using fixtures'));
 		}
 
-		ConnectionManager::create('test_suite', $db->config);
-		$db->config['prefix'] = $_prefix;
-
-		// Get db connection
-		$this->_db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('test_suite');
-		$this->_db->cacheSources  = false;
-
-		ClassRegistry::config(array('ds' => 'test_suite'));
+		$this->_db = $db;
+		ClassRegistry::config(array('ds' => 'test'));
 		$this->_initialized = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_model.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_model.php
index de4f1be8d..52affed27 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_model.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_model.php
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ require_once LIBS.'model'.DS.'model.php';
  * @subpackage    cake.cake.tests.lib
  */
 class CakeTestModel extends Model {
-	public $useDbConfig = 'test_suite';
+	public $useDbConfig = 'test';
 	public $cacheSources = false;
 }
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php
index 19d83af56..4ed73d468 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php
@@ -272,7 +272,14 @@ class CakeTestSuiteDispatcher {
  * @return void
  */
 	function _runTestCase() {
-		$Reporter = CakeTestSuiteDispatcher::getReporter();
-		return $this->Manager->runTestCase($this->params['case'], $Reporter, $this->params['codeCoverage']);
+		try {
+			$Reporter = CakeTestSuiteDispatcher::getReporter();
+			return $this->Manager->runTestCase($this->params['case'], $Reporter, $this->params['codeCoverage']);
+		} catch (MissingConnectionException $exception) {
+			ob_end_clean();
+			$baseDir = $this->_baseDir;
+			include CAKE_TESTS_LIB . 'templates' . DS . 'missing_conenction.php';
+			exit();
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/templates/missing_conenction.php b/cake/tests/lib/templates/missing_conenction.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c77210f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/templates/missing_conenction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Missing Connection error page
+ *
+ * PHP versions 4 and 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) Tests <http://book.cakephp.org/view/1196/Testing>
+ * Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ *  Licensed under The Open Group Test Suite License
+ *  Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://book.cakephp.org/view/1196/Testing CakePHP(tm) Tests
+ * @package       cake
+ * @subpackage    cake.cake.tests.libs
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.4433
+ * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php The Open Group Test Suite License
+ */
+?>
+<?php include dirname(__FILE__) . DS . 'header.php'; ?>
+<div id="content">
+	<h2>Missing Test Database Connection</h2>
+	<h3><?php echo $exception->getMessage(); ?></h3>
+	<pre><?php echo $exception->getTraceAsString(); ?></pre>
+</div>
+<?php include dirname(__FILE__) . DS . 'footer.php'; ?>
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