diff --git a/irctest/server_tests/test_channel_operations.py b/irctest/server_tests/test_channel_operations.py
index c683d5f..e0b3e54 100644
--- a/irctest/server_tests/test_channel_operations.py
+++ b/irctest/server_tests/test_channel_operations.py
@@ -1513,11 +1513,12 @@ class MuteExtban(cases.BaseServerTestCase):
         """
         clients = ("chanop", "bar")
 
+        self.connectClient("chanop", name="chanop")
+
         isupport = self.server_support
         token = isupport.get("EXTBAN", "")
         prefix, comma, types = token.partition(",")
 
-        self.connectClient("chanop", name="chanop")
         self.joinChannel("chanop", "#chan")
         self.getMessages("chanop")
         self.sendLine("chanop", f"MODE #chan +b {prefix}{self.char()}:BAR!*@*")
diff --git a/unreal_config.settings b/unreal_config.settings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4d15b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreal_config.settings
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+BASEPATH="$HOME/.local/unrealircd"
+BINDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/bin"
+DATADIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/data"
+CONFDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/conf"
+MODULESDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/modules"
+LOGDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/logs"
+CACHEDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/cache"
+DOCDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/doc"
+TMPDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/tmp"
+PRIVATELIBDIR="$HOME/.local/unrealircd/lib"
+PREFIXAQ="1"
+MAXCONNECTIONS_REQUEST="auto"
+NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH="2000"
+DEFPERM="0600"
+SSLDIR=""
+REMOTEINC=""
+CURLDIR=""
+SHOWLISTMODES="1"
+NOOPEROVERRIDE=""
+OPEROVERRIDEVERIFY=""
+GENCERTIFICATE="1"
+EXTRAPARA=""
+ADVANCED=""
+