diff --git a/test/functional/__init__.py b/test/functional/__init__.py
index dcbc064833..37cf9bce5a 100644
--- a/test/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/test/functional/__init__.py
@@ -381,26 +381,33 @@ def _load_domain_remap_staticweb(proxy_conf_file, swift_conf_file, **kwargs):
     """
     _debug('Setting configuration for domain_remap')
 
+    # add a domain_remap storage_domain to the test configuration
+    storage_domain = 'example.net'
+    global config
+    config['storage_domain'] = storage_domain
+
     # The global conf dict cannot be used to modify the pipeline.
     # The pipeline loader requires the pipeline to be set in the local_conf.
     # If pipeline is set in the global conf dict (which in turn populates the
     # DEFAULTS options) then it prevents pipeline being loaded into the local
     # conf during wsgi load_app.
     # Therefore we must modify the [pipeline:main] section.
-
     conf = ConfigParser()
     conf.read(proxy_conf_file)
     try:
         section = 'pipeline:main'
         old_pipeline = conf.get(section, 'pipeline')
         pipeline = old_pipeline.replace(
-            "tempauth",
-            "domain_remap tempauth staticweb")
+            " tempauth ",
+            " domain_remap tempauth staticweb ")
         if pipeline == old_pipeline:
             raise InProcessException(
                 "Failed to insert domain_remap and staticweb into pipeline: %s"
                 % old_pipeline)
         conf.set(section, 'pipeline', pipeline)
+        # set storage_domain in domain_remap middleware to match test config
+        section = 'filter:domain_remap'
+        conf.set(section, 'storage_domain', storage_domain)
     except NoSectionError as err:
         msg = 'Error problem with proxy conf file %s: %s' % \
               (proxy_conf_file, err)
@@ -531,6 +538,7 @@ def in_process_setup(the_object_server=object_server):
         storage_policy.reload_storage_policies()
 
     global config
+    config['__file__'] = 'in_process_setup()'
     if constraints.SWIFT_CONSTRAINTS_LOADED:
         # Use the swift constraints that are loaded for the test framework
         # configuration
diff --git a/test/functional/test_staticweb.py b/test/functional/test_staticweb.py
index 9851aa1cff..c230a78b27 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_staticweb.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_staticweb.py
@@ -36,7 +36,14 @@ def requires_domain_remap(func):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         if 'domain_remap' not in cluster_info:
             raise SkipTest('Domain Remap is not enabled')
+        # domain_remap middleware does not advertise its storage_domain values
+        # in swift /info responses so a storage_domain must be configured in
+        # test.conf for these tests to succeed
+        if not tf.config.get('storage_domain'):
+            raise SkipTest('Domain Remap storage_domain not configured in %s' %
+                           tf.config['__file__'])
         return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
     return wrapper
 
 
@@ -72,7 +79,6 @@ class TestStaticWebEnv(BaseEnv):
 
         cls.objects = {}
         for item in sorted(objects):
-            parent = None
             if '/' in item.rstrip('/'):
                 parent, _ = item.rstrip('/').rsplit('/', 1)
                 path = '%s/%s' % (cls.objects[parent + '/'].name,
@@ -103,12 +109,20 @@ class TestStaticWeb(Base):
                 "Expected static_web_enabled to be True/False, got %r" %
                 (self.env.static_web_enabled,))
 
+    @property
+    def domain_remap_acct(self):
+        # the storage_domain option is test.conf must be set to one of the
+        # domain_remap middleware storage_domain values
         _, _, acct = self.env.account.conn.storage_url.split('/')
+        return '.'.join((acct, tf.config.get('storage_domain')))
 
-        self.domain_remap_acct = '%s.example.com' % acct
-
-        self.domain_remap_cont = '%s.%s.example.com' % (
-            self.env.container.name, acct)
+    @property
+    def domain_remap_cont(self):
+        # the storage_domain option is test.conf must be set to one of the
+        # domain_remap middleware storage_domain values
+        _, _, acct = self.env.account.conn.storage_url.split('/')
+        return '.'.join(
+            (self.env.container.name, acct, tf.config.get('storage_domain')))
 
     def _set_staticweb_headers(self, index=False, listings=False,
                                listings_css=False, error=False):
diff --git a/test/sample.conf b/test/sample.conf
index 96abd68e4a..283e64192a 100644
--- a/test/sample.conf
+++ b/test/sample.conf
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ collate = C
 # Only necessary if a pre-existing server uses self-signed certificate
 insecure = no
 
+# Tests that are dependent on domain_remap middleware being installed also
+# require one of the domain_remap storage_domain values to be specified here,
+# otherwise those tests will be skipped.
+storage_domain =
+
 [unit_test]
 fake_syslog = False