diff --git a/ckan/tests/functional/api/base.py b/ckan/tests/functional/api/base.py
index a1d4fbbf2d2..2f20ee57bab 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/functional/api/base.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/functional/api/base.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def get(self, offset, status=[200]):
 
     def post(self, offset, data, status=[200,201], *args, **kwds):
         params = '%s=1' % url_escape(self.dumps(data))
+        if 'extra_environ' in kwds:
+            self.extra_environ = kwds['extra_environ']
         response = self.app.post(offset, params=params, status=status,
             extra_environ=self.get_extra_environ())
         return response