diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd2404e01..db3db3469 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ po/virt-manager.pot
 /man/virt-convert.1
 /man/virt-xml.1
 
+/tests/test_urls_manual.ini
+
 /virt-manager.spec
 /virtcli/cli.cfg
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index adb3e4b76..07b82a7c3 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ exclude data/gschemas.compiled
 recursive-include man *
 recursive-include po *
 recursive-include tests *
+exclude tests/test_urls_manual.ini
 recursive-include ui *
 recursive-include virtManager *
 recursive-include virtcli *
diff --git a/tests/test_urls.py b/tests/test_urls.py
index a4c552736..87c0b27d8 100644
--- a/tests/test_urls.py
+++ b/tests/test_urls.py
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
 # MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-import unittest
-import time
 import logging
+import os
 import sys
+import time
 import traceback
+import unittest
 
 from tests import utils
 
@@ -236,6 +237,11 @@ def _make_tests():
     cfg = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
     cfg.read("tests/test_urls.ini")
 
+    manualpath = "tests/test_urls_manual.ini"
+    cfg.read(manualpath)
+    if not os.path.exists(manualpath):
+        print("NOTE: Pass in manual data with %s" % manualpath)
+
     urls = {}
     for name in cfg.sections():
         vals = dict(cfg.items(name))