diff --git a/django/test/windmill_tests.py b/django/test/windmill_tests.py
index 8d25e5afca..3212e9c1e8 100644
--- a/django/test/windmill_tests.py
+++ b/django/test/windmill_tests.py
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ class TestServerThread(threading.Thread):
 
         # Must do database stuff in this new thread if database in memory.
         from django.conf import settings
-        if settings.DATABASE_ENGINE == 'sqlite3' \
-            and (not settings.TEST_DATABASE_NAME or settings.TEST_DATABASE_NAME == ':memory:'):
-            from django.db import connection
-            print 'Creating test DB'
-            db_name = connection.creation.create_test_db(0)
-            #call_command('syncdb', 0, 0)
-            # Import the fixture data into the test database.
-            if hasattr(self, 'fixtures'):
-                print 'Loading fixtures.'
-                # We have to use this slightly awkward syntax due to the fact
-                # that we're using *args and **kwargs together.
-                call_command('loaddata', *self.fixtures, **{'verbosity': 0})
+        #if settings.DATABASE_ENGINE == 'sqlite3' \
+        #    and (not settings.TEST_DATABASE_NAME or settings.TEST_DATABASE_NAME == ':memory:'):
+        from django.db import connection
+        print 'Creating test DB'
+        db_name = connection.creation.create_test_db(0,autoclobber=True)
+        #call_command('syncdb', 0, 0)
+        # Import the fixture data into the test database.
+        if hasattr(self, 'fixtures'):
+            print 'Loading fixtures.'
+            # We have to use this slightly awkward syntax due to the fact
+            # that we're using *args and **kwargs together.
+            call_command('loaddata', *self.fixtures, **{'verbosity': 0})
 
         try:
             print "running thread"
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 9cf6a0a944..2f923182de 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         from django.contrib import admin
-        admin.autodiscover()
+        admin.register(TestSection)
         self.client.login(username='super', password='secret')
 
     def tearDown(self):
         from django.contrib import admin
-        admin.autodiscover()
+        admin.unregister(TestSection)
         self.client.logout()
 
     def testTrailingSlashRequired(self):
diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
index 463a1492b4..247f684e06 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ b/tests/runtests.py
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ def django_tests(verbosity, interactive, test_labels):
         print 'Waiting for threaded server to come online.'
         started.wait()
         print 'DB Ready, Server online.'
-
+        from django.contrib import admin
+        admin.autodiscover()
 
 
         # Set the testing URL based on what available port we get.
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ def django_tests(verbosity, interactive, test_labels):
                 #count = count + 1
                 #setup_module(tests[count][1])
             teardown_module(tests[0][1])
+            server_container.stop_test_server()
             # sys.argv = [wmtests[0],]
             #             bin.cli()