diff --git a/tests/acceptance.suite.dist.yml b/tests/acceptance.suite.dist.yml
index 44770cb..fb7b6a3 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance.suite.dist.yml
+++ b/tests/acceptance.suite.dist.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ modules:
             language: 'English (United Kingdom)'   # Language in which you want the Application to be Installed
         AcceptanceHelper:
             repo_folder: '/home/travis/build/joomla-extensions/weblinks/' # Path to the Extension repository. To be used by tests to install via Install from folder
+            counter_test_url: 'http://localhost/tests/joomla-cms3' # the url for the weblink item used to test hits counter
 error_level: "E_ALL & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/frontend/FrontendWeblinksCest.php b/tests/acceptance/frontend/FrontendWeblinksCest.php
index e1f3ac5..35b7372 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/frontend/FrontendWeblinksCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/frontend/FrontendWeblinksCest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class FrontendWeblinksCest
 	public function hitsAreNotIncrementedIfCountClicksIsOff(\Step\Acceptance\weblink $I)
 	{
 		$title  = 'Weblink' . $this->faker->randomNumber();
-		$url  = $this->faker->url();
+		$url = $I->getConfiguration('counter_test_url');
 
 		$I->am('Administrator');
 		$I->wantToTest('Hits are not incremented if Count Clicks is off');
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class FrontendWeblinksCest
 	public function hitsAreIncrementedIfCountClicksIsOn(\Step\Acceptance\weblink $I)
 	{
 		$title  = 'Weblink' . $this->faker->randomNumber();
-		$url  = $this->faker->url();
+		$url = $I->getConfiguration('counter_test_url');
 
 		$I->am('Administrator');
 		$I->wantToTest('Hits are incremented if Count Clicks is on');