diff --git a/tests/functions_acp/build_cfg_template_test.php b/tests/functions_acp/build_cfg_template_test.php
index 12121f6678..bf5330fd88 100644
--- a/tests/functions_acp/build_cfg_template_test.php
+++ b/tests/functions_acp/build_cfg_template_test.php
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ class phpbb_functions_acp_build_cfg_template_test extends phpbb_test_case
 	*/
 	public function test_build_cfg_template_text($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars, $expected)
 	{
-		global $user;
+		global $user, $phpbb_dispatcher;
 
+		$phpbb_dispatcher = new phpbb_mock_event_dispatcher();
 		$user->lang = new phpbb_mock_lang();
 
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, build_cfg_template($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars));
@@ -80,8 +81,9 @@ class phpbb_functions_acp_build_cfg_template_test extends phpbb_test_case
 	*/
 	public function test_build_cfg_template_dimension($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars, $expected)
 	{
-		global $user;
+		global $user, $phpbb_dispatcher;
 
+		$phpbb_dispatcher = new phpbb_mock_event_dispatcher();
 		$user->lang = new phpbb_mock_lang();
 
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, build_cfg_template($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars));
@@ -106,8 +108,9 @@ class phpbb_functions_acp_build_cfg_template_test extends phpbb_test_case
 	*/
 	public function test_build_cfg_template_textarea($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars, $expected)
 	{
-		global $user;
+		global $user, $phpbb_dispatcher;
 
+		$phpbb_dispatcher = new phpbb_mock_event_dispatcher();
 		$user->lang = new phpbb_mock_lang();
 
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, build_cfg_template($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars));
@@ -156,8 +159,9 @@ class phpbb_functions_acp_build_cfg_template_test extends phpbb_test_case
 	*/
 	public function test_build_cfg_template_radio($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars, $expected)
 	{
-		global $user;
+		global $user, $phpbb_dispatcher;
 
+		$phpbb_dispatcher = new phpbb_mock_event_dispatcher();
 		$user->lang = new phpbb_mock_lang();
 
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, build_cfg_template($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars));
@@ -182,8 +186,9 @@ class phpbb_functions_acp_build_cfg_template_test extends phpbb_test_case
 	*/
 	public function test_build_cfg_template_append($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars, $expected)
 	{
-		global $user;
+		global $user, $phpbb_dispatcher;
 
+		$phpbb_dispatcher = new phpbb_mock_event_dispatcher();
 		$user->lang = new phpbb_mock_lang();
 
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, build_cfg_template($tpl_type, $key, $new, $config_key, $vars));
diff --git a/tests/mock/event_dispatcher.php b/tests/mock/event_dispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8887b16163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock/event_dispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package testing
+* @copyright (c) 2012 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+class phpbb_mock_event_dispatcher
+{
+	public function trigger_event($eventName, $data)
+	{
+		return array();
+	}
+}