diff --git a/community/server/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/BaseBootstrapperTest.java b/community/server/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/BaseBootstrapperTest.java
index 4402549be71fa..9bdd670d97724 100644
--- a/community/server/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/BaseBootstrapperTest.java
+++ b/community/server/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/BaseBootstrapperTest.java
@@ -52,23 +52,13 @@ public abstract class BaseBootstrapperTest extends ExclusiveServerTestBase
 
     protected Bootstrapper bootstrapper;
 
-    protected String[] baseConfig()
-    {
-        return new String[]{};
-    }
-
-    protected String[] completeCommandLineConfig( String... additional )
+    protected String[] commandLineConfig( String... params )
     {
         ArrayList<String> config = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        for ( String baseConfig : baseConfig() )
-        {
-            config.add( baseConfig );
-        }
-
-        for ( String extra : additional )
+        for ( String param : params )
         {
-            config.add( extra );
+            config.add( param );
         }
 
         return config.toArray( new String[config.size()] );
@@ -95,7 +85,7 @@ public void after()
     public void shouldStartStopNeoServerWithoutAnyConfigFiles()
     {
         // When
-        int resultCode = start( bootstrapper, completeCommandLineConfig( "-c", configOption( legacy_db_location.name(), tempDir.getRoot().getAbsolutePath() ) ) );
+        int resultCode = start( bootstrapper, commandLineConfig( "-c", configOption( legacy_db_location.name(), tempDir.getRoot().getAbsolutePath() ) ) );
 
         // Then
         assertEquals( Bootstrapper.OK, resultCode );
@@ -113,7 +103,7 @@ public void canSpecifyConfigFile() throws Throwable
         ), configFile );
 
         // When
-        start( bootstrapper, completeCommandLineConfig(
+        start( bootstrapper, commandLineConfig(
                 "-C", configFile.getAbsolutePath(),
                 "-c", configOption( legacy_db_location.name(), tempDir.getRoot().getAbsolutePath() ) ) );
 
@@ -132,7 +122,7 @@ public void canOverrideConfigValues() throws Throwable
         ), configFile );
 
         // When
-        start( bootstrapper, completeCommandLineConfig(
+        start( bootstrapper, commandLineConfig(
                 "-C", configFile.getAbsolutePath(),
                 "-c", configOption( forced_kernel_id.name(), "mycustomvalue" ),
                 "-c", configOption( legacy_db_location.name(), tempDir.getRoot().getAbsolutePath() ) ) );
diff --git a/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseServerConfigLoader.java b/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseServerConfigLoader.java
index 11c1fe6f485ee..6bca16e9fd58d 100644
--- a/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseServerConfigLoader.java
+++ b/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseServerConfigLoader.java
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ public class EnterpriseServerConfigLoader extends BaseServerConfigLoader
     public Config loadConfig( File configFile, File legacyConfigFile, Log log, Pair<String,String>... configOverrides )
     {
         Config config = super.loadConfig( configFile, legacyConfigFile, log, configOverrides );
-        config.registerSettingsClasses( asList( HaSettings.class, ClusterSettings.class ) );
+        if ( config.get( EnterpriseServerSettings.mode ).equals( "HA" ) )
+        {
+            config.registerSettingsClasses( asList( HaSettings.class, ClusterSettings.class ) );
+        }
         return config;
     }
 }
diff --git a/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseBootstrapperTest.java b/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseBootstrapperTest.java
index 9dc9d8aa40e55..ae10524fccbc9 100644
--- a/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseBootstrapperTest.java
+++ b/enterprise/server-enterprise/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/enterprise/EnterpriseBootstrapperTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.neo4j.server.Bootstrapper;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.neo4j.server.CommunityBootstrapper.start;
 
 public class EnterpriseBootstrapperTest extends BaseBootstrapperTest
@@ -37,21 +38,42 @@ protected Bootstrapper newBootstrapper()
         return new EnterpriseBootstrapper();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected String[] baseConfig()
+    @Test
+    public void shouldBeAbleToStartInSingleMode() throws Exception
+    {
+        // When
+        int resultCode = start( bootstrapper, commandLineConfig(
+                "-c", configOption( EnterpriseServerSettings.mode.name(), "SINGLE" )
+        ));
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals( Bootstrapper.OK, resultCode );
+        assertNotNull( bootstrapper.getServer() );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldBeAbleToStartInHAMode() throws Exception
     {
-        return new String[]
-                {
-                        "-c", configOption( ClusterSettings.server_id.name(), "1" ),
-                        "-c", configOption( ClusterSettings.initial_hosts.name(), "127.0.0.1:5001" )
-                };
+        // When
+        int resultCode = start( bootstrapper, commandLineConfig(
+                "-c", configOption( EnterpriseServerSettings.mode.name(), "HA" ),
+                "-c", configOption( ClusterSettings.server_id.name(), "1" ),
+                "-c", configOption( ClusterSettings.initial_hosts.name(), "127.0.0.1:5001" )
+        ));
+
+        // Then
+        assertEquals( Bootstrapper.OK, resultCode );
+        assertNotNull( bootstrapper.getServer() );
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void shouldMigrateFixedPushStrategy() throws Exception
+    public void shouldMigrateFixedPushStrategyInHA() throws Exception
     {
         // When
-        start( bootstrapper, completeCommandLineConfig(
+        start( bootstrapper, commandLineConfig(
+                "-c", configOption( EnterpriseServerSettings.mode.name(), "HA" ),
+                "-c", configOption( ClusterSettings.server_id.name(), "1" ),
+                "-c", configOption( ClusterSettings.initial_hosts.name(), "127.0.0.1:5001" ),
                 "-c", configOption( HaSettings.tx_push_strategy.name(), "fixed" )
         ));