diff --git a/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php b/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php
index 72c0dc429b..4fd340fbed 100644
--- a/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Util/AppMockTrait.php
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 		$this->app
 			->shouldReceive('getCurrentTheme')
 			->andReturn('Smarty3');
-		$this->app
-			->shouldReceive('getTemplateLeftDelimiter')
-			->with('smarty3')
-			->andReturn('{{');
-		$this->app
-			->shouldReceive('getTemplateRightDelimiter')
-			->with('smarty3')
-			->andReturn('}}');
 		$this->app
 			->shouldReceive('saveTimestamp')
 			->andReturn(true);
@@ -77,14 +69,6 @@ trait AppMockTrait
 			->shouldReceive('getBaseUrl')
 			->andReturn('http://friendica.local');
 
-		// Mocking the Theme
-		// Necessary for macro engine with template files
-		$themeMock = \Mockery::mock('alias:Friendica\Core\Theme');
-		$themeMock
-			->shouldReceive('install')
-			->with('testtheme')
-			->andReturn(true);
-
 		BaseObject::setApp($this->app);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Util/RendererMockTrait.php b/tests/Util/RendererMockTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fe3bd97dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Util/RendererMockTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: philipp
+ * Date: 01.11.18
+ * Time: 10:08
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Test\Util;
+
+
+use Mockery\MockInterface;
+
+trait RendererMockTrait
+{
+	/**
+	 * @var MockInterface The Interface for mocking a renderer
+	 */
+	private $rendererMock;
+
+	public function mockGetMarkupTemplate($templateName, $return = '', $times = null)
+	{
+		if (!isset($this->rendererMock)) {
+			$this->rendererMock = \Mockery::mock('alias:Friendica\Core\Renderer');
+		}
+
+		$this->rendererMock
+			->shouldReceive('getMarkupTemplate')
+			->with($templateName)
+			->times($times)
+			->andReturn($return);
+	}
+
+	public function mockReplaceMacros($template, $args = [], $return = '', $times = null)
+	{
+		if (!isset($this->rendererMock)) {
+			$this->rendererMock = \Mockery::mock('alias:Friendica\Core\Renderer');
+		}
+
+		$this->rendererMock
+			->shouldReceive('replaceMacros')
+			->with($template, $args)
+			->times($times)
+			->andReturn($return);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/datasets/ini/assert.ini.php b/tests/datasets/ini/assert.ini.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 39828affcb..0000000000
--- a/tests/datasets/ini/assert.ini.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.ini.php for detailed
-; documentation of their data type and behavior.
-
-[database]
-hostname = ""
-username = ""
-password = ""
-database = ""
-charset = utf8mb4
-
-; ****************************************************************
-; Some config values below can be overruled from the admin settings
-; ****************************************************************
-
-[config]
-php_path = "/usr/bin/php"
-
-admin_email = "admin@friendica.local"
-
-sitename = Friendica Social Network
-
-register_policy = REGISTER_OPEN
-register_text =
-
-max_import_size = 200000
-
-[system]
-urlpath = "/friendica"
-
-default_timezone = "Europe/Berlin"
-
-language = "de"
-
-allowed_themes = vier,quattro,duepuntozero,smoothly,frio
-theme = vier
-
-allowed_link_protocols[0] = ftp
-allowed_link_protocols[1] = ftps
-allowed_link_protocols[2] = mailto
-allowed_link_protocols[3] = cid
-allowed_link_protocols[4] = gopher
-
-maximagesize = 800000
-
-no_regfullname = true
-
-block_local_dir = false
-
-directory = https://dir.friendica.social
-
-auth_cookie_lifetime = 7
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php b/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
index 0430e678c5..9882bf37e8 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\src\Core\Console;
 use Friendica\Core\Console\AutomaticInstallation;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\DBAMockTrait;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\DBStructureMockTrait;
+use Friendica\Test\Util\RendererMockTrait;
 use org\bovigo\vfs\vfsStream;
 use org\bovigo\vfs\vfsStreamFile;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 {
 	use DBAMockTrait;
 	use DBStructureMockTrait;
+	use RendererMockTrait;
 
 	private $db_host;
 	private $db_port;
@@ -49,39 +51,23 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 		$this->db_pass = getenv('MYSQL_PASSWORD');
 
 		$this->mockConfigGet('config', 'php_path', false);
-
-		$assertFile  = dirname(__DIR__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'ini' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'assert.ini.php';
-		$this->assertFile = vfsStream::newFile('assert.ini.php')
-			->at($this->root->getChild('test'))
-			->setContent($this->replaceEnvironmentSettings($assertFile, false));
-		$this->assertFileDb = vfsStream::newFile('assert_db.ini.php')
-			->at($this->root->getChild('test'))
-			->setContent($this->replaceEnvironmentSettings($assertFile, true));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Replacing environment specific variables in the assertion file
-	 *
-	 * @param string $file The file to compare in later tests
-	 * @param bool $withDb If true, db settings are replaced too
-	 * @return string The file content
-	 */
-	private function replaceEnvironmentSettings($file, $withDb)
+	private function createArgumentsForMacro($withDb)
 	{
-		$fileContent = file_get_contents($file);
-		$fileContent = str_replace("/usr/bin/php", trim(shell_exec('which php')), $fileContent);
-		if ($withDb) {
-			$fileContent = str_replace("hostname = \"\"", "hostname = \"" . $this->db_host . (!empty($this->db_port) ? ":" . $this->db_port : "") . "\"", $fileContent);
-			$fileContent = str_replace("username = \"\"", "username = \"" . $this->db_user . "\"", $fileContent);
-			$fileContent = str_replace("password = \"\"", "password = \"" . $this->db_pass . "\"", $fileContent);
-			$fileContent = str_replace("database = \"\"", "database = \"" . $this->db_data . "\"", $fileContent);
-		}
-		return $fileContent;
+		$args = [
+			'$phpath' => trim(shell_exec('which php')),
+			'$dbhost' => (($withDb) ? $this->db_host . (isset($this->db_port) ? ':' . $this->db_port : '') : ''),
+			'$dbuser' => (($withDb) ? $this->db_user : ''),
+			'$dbpass' => (($withDb) ? $this->db_pass : ''),
+			'$dbdata' => (($withDb) ? $this->db_data : ''),
+			'$timezone' => 'Europe/Berlin',
+			'$language' => 'de',
+			'$urlpath' => '/friendica',
+			'$adminmail' => 'admin@friendica.local'
+		];
+
+		return $args;
 	}
 
 	private function assertFinished($txt, $withconfig = false, $copyfile = false)
@@ -244,6 +230,9 @@ CONF;
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(true), '', 1);
+
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=admin@friendica.local'));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_TZ=Europe/Berlin'));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_LANG=de'));
@@ -255,12 +244,6 @@ CONF;
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true);
-
-		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php'));
-
-		$this->assertFileEquals(
-			$this->assertFileDb->url(),
-			$this->root->getChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php')->url());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -273,6 +256,9 @@ CONF;
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(false), '', 1);
+
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=admin@friendica.local'));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_TZ=Europe/Berlin'));
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_LANG=de'));
@@ -283,12 +269,6 @@ CONF;
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true);
-
-		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php'));
-
-		$this->assertFileEquals(
-			$this->assertFile->url(),
-			$this->root->getChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php')->url());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -301,6 +281,9 @@ CONF;
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(true), '', 1);
+
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
 
 		$console->setOption('dbhost', $this->db_host);
@@ -322,12 +305,6 @@ CONF;
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, true);
-
-		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php'));
-
-		$this->assertFileEquals(
-			$this->assertFileDb->url(),
-			$this->root->getChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php')->url());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -338,6 +315,14 @@ CONF;
 	{
 		$this->mockConnect(false, 1);
 
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(false), '', 1);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=admin@friendica.local'));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_TZ=Europe/Berlin'));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_LANG=de'));
+		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_URL_PATH=/friendica'));
+
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
 
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);