diff --git a/.appsec-tests/template_config2.yaml b/.appsec-tests/template_config2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7f8fab97e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.appsec-tests/template_config2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+common:
+  daemonize: false
+  log_media: file
+  log_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/log/
+config_paths:
+  config_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/
+  data_dir: ${DATADIR}
+  simulation_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/simulation.yaml
+  hub_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/hub/
+  index_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/hub/.index.json
+  notification_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/notifications/
+  plugin_dir: /usr/local/lib/crowdsec/plugins/
+crowdsec_service:
+  parser_routines: 1
+  acquisition_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/acquis.yaml
+db_config:
+  type: sqlite
+  db_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/data/crowdsec.db
+api:
+  client:
+    credentials_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/local_api_credentials.yaml
+  server:
+    listen_socket: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/crowdsec.sock
+    profiles_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/profiles.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_configurations.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_configurations.yaml
index 77bed1ccdbb..a9e0041b05f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_configurations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_configurations.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
   run-hub-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/crowdsecurity/crowdsec
+      image: ghcr.io/crowdsecurity/crowdsec:dev
       options: "--entrypoint bash"
       env:
         DISABLE_LOCAL_API: "true"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: run tests on last crowdsec tag
+    - name: run tests with crowdsec from master branch
       run: |
         mkdir -p /etc/crowdsec && cp -r /staging/etc/* /etc/
         cscli hubtest run --all --clean
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfe332ec0b6..15ddbc80e22 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 taxonomy/scenario_taxonomy_errors.md
 
 workspace.code-workspace
+.cache
 
 waf-check/dataset/*
 waf-check/output/*
-waf-check/waf-check
\ No newline at end of file
+waf-check/waf-check
diff --git a/.tests/template_config2.yaml b/.tests/template_config2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e582f653d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tests/template_config2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+common:
+  daemonize: false
+  log_media: file
+  log_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/log/
+config_paths:
+  config_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/
+  data_dir: ${DATADIR}
+  simulation_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/simulation.yaml
+  hub_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/hub/
+  index_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/hub/.index.json
+  notification_dir: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/notifications/
+  plugin_dir: /usr/local/lib/crowdsec/plugins/
+crowdsec_service:
+  parser_routines: 1
+db_config:
+  type: sqlite
+  db_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/data/crowdsec.db
+api:
+  client:
+    credentials_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/local_api_credentials.yaml
+  server:
+    listen_socket: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/crowdsec.sock
+    profiles_path: ${TESTDIR}/runtime/profiles.yaml