diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e590a04e1fc9b60d2af69a6c9f22a3aeb9e4e572..bd61797a4da239e61634d96581635b2a975567ed 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+scikit-learn (0.3-3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Set HOME and MPLCONFIGDIR while unittesting as well (Closes: #580727)
+
+ -- Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>  Sat, 08 May 2010 12:47:07 -0400
+
 scikit-learn (0.3-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Setting both HOME and MPLCONFIGDIR while building documentation
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 300f95076e207e5503fb81ec882eda005df2605c..8c585626a9171ef138a07b22186ada69a5d2ca23 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ python-install%:
 
 ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	: # Run unittests
-	python$* /usr/bin/nosetests --exclude manifold \
+	export MPLCONFIGDIR=$(CURDIR)/build HOME=$(CURDIR)/build; \
+	 python$* /usr/bin/nosetests --exclude manifold \
 	  $(PACKAGE_ROOT_DIR)/usr/lib/python$*/*/scikits/learn
 else
 	: # Skip unittests due to nocheck