diff --git a/dev/SapphireTest.php b/dev/SapphireTest.php
index 0b4ec7fca..915203040 100755
--- a/dev/SapphireTest.php
+++ b/dev/SapphireTest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class SapphireTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 	 */
 	static $fixture_file = null;
 	
+	/**
+	 * @var Boolean If set to TRUE, this will force a test database to be generated
+	 * in {@link setUp()}. Note that this flag is overruled by the presence of a 
+	 * {@link $fixture_file}, which always forces a database build.
+	 */
+	protected $usesDatabase = null;
+	
 	protected $originalMailer;
 	protected $originalMemberPasswordValidator;
 	protected $originalRequirements;
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ class SapphireTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$fixtureFile = eval("return {$className}::\$fixture_file;");
 		
 		// Set up fixture
-		if($fixtureFile) {
+		if($fixtureFile || $this->usesDatabase) {
 			if(substr(DB::getConn()->currentDatabase(),0,5) != 'tmpdb') {
 				//echo "Re-creating temp database... ";
 				self::create_temp_db();
diff --git a/tests/forms/CheckboxFieldTest.php b/tests/forms/CheckboxFieldTest.php
index 6758940c7..4e02a73fd 100644
--- a/tests/forms/CheckboxFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/CheckboxFieldTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * @subpackage tests
  */
 class CheckboxFieldTest extends SapphireTest {
+	
+	protected $usesDatabase = true;
 
 	function testFieldValueTrue() {
 		/* Create the field, and set the value as boolean true */