diff --git a/donkeycar/templates/complete.py b/donkeycar/templates/complete.py
index 95770f7296..16dcd1e86a 100644
--- a/donkeycar/templates/complete.py
+++ b/donkeycar/templates/complete.py
@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ def drive(cfg, model_path=None, use_joystick=False, model_type=None,
         #if we also try to use cuda. so disable for donkey_gym.
         os.environ["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"]="-1"
 
+    train_localizer = getattr(cfg, 'TRAIN_LOCALIZER', False)
+    train_behaviors = getattr(cfg, 'TRAIN_BEHAVIORS', False)
+
     if model_type is None:
-        if cfg.TRAIN_LOCALIZER:
+        if train_localizer:
             model_type = "localizer"
-        elif cfg.TRAIN_BEHAVIORS:
+        elif train_behaviors:
             model_type = "behavior"
         else:
             model_type = cfg.DEFAULT_MODEL_TYPE
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ def run(self, *components):
         #
         outputs = ['pilot/angle', 'pilot/throttle']
 
-        if cfg.TRAIN_LOCALIZER:
+        if train_localizer:
             outputs.append("pilot/loc")
 
         #
diff --git a/donkeycar/tests/test_template.py b/donkeycar/tests/test_template.py
index 4daee0bb88..8b56bbfd6a 100755
--- a/donkeycar/tests/test_template.py
+++ b/donkeycar/tests/test_template.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_config():
 
 
 def test_drive():
-    path = default_template(d2_path(gettempdir()))
+    path = custom_template(d2_path(gettempdir()), template="complete")
     myconfig = open(os.path.join(path, 'myconfig.py'), "wt")
     myconfig.write("CAMERA_TYPE = 'MOCK'\n")
     myconfig.write("USE_SSD1306_128_32 = False \n")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 72cb37dd3f..f6520485c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ donkey = "donkeycar.management.base:execute_from_command_line"
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/autorope/donkeycar"
 
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+norecursedirs = ["scripts"]
+
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = {attr = "donkeycar.__version__"}