diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/test_framework.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 60f1dcfdf6..584f318d0b 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(object):
         if self.options.coveragedir:
             enable_coverage(self.options.coveragedir)
 
-        os.environ['PATH'] = self.options.srcdir+":"+os.environ['PATH']
+        os.environ['PATH'] = self.options.srcdir+":"+self.options.srcdir+"/qt:"+os.environ['PATH']
 
         check_json_precision()
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
index 1333311dc2..0388e08115 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def initialize_chain(test_dir):
         # Create cache directories, run bitcoinds:
         for i in range(4):
             datadir=initialize_datadir("cache", i)
-            args = [ os.getenv("BITCOIND", "bitcoind"), "-keypool=1", "-datadir="+datadir, "-discover=0" ]
+            args = [ os.getenv("BITCOIND", "bitcoind"), "-server", "-keypool=1", "-datadir="+datadir, "-discover=0" ]
             if i > 0:
                 args.append("-connect=127.0.0.1:"+str(p2p_port(0)))
             bitcoind_processes[i] = subprocess.Popen(args)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def start_node(i, dirname, extra_args=None, rpchost=None, timewait=None, binary=
     if binary is None:
         binary = os.getenv("BITCOIND", "bitcoind")
     # RPC tests still depend on free transactions
-    args = [ binary, "-datadir="+datadir, "-keypool=1", "-discover=0", "-rest", "-blockprioritysize=50000" ]
+    args = [ binary, "-datadir="+datadir, "-server", "-keypool=1", "-discover=0", "-rest", "-blockprioritysize=50000" ]
     if extra_args is not None: args.extend(extra_args)
     bitcoind_processes[i] = subprocess.Popen(args)
     devnull = open(os.devnull, "w")