diff --git a/regression-tests.auth-py/test_GSSTSIG.py b/regression-tests.auth-py/test_GSSTSIG.py
index 2297f46c2a98..d7da3f45dd38 100644
--- a/regression-tests.auth-py/test_GSSTSIG.py
+++ b/regression-tests.auth-py/test_GSSTSIG.py
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ class GSSTSIGBase(AuthTest):
                  'KRB5_KTNAME' : './kerberos-client/kt.keytab'
                  }
 
+    @classmethod
+    def secureZone(cls, confdir, zonename, key=None):
+        # This particular test uses a sqlite-only configuration, unlike
+        # all the other tests in that directory. Because of this, we
+        # need to perform an explicit create-zone, otherwise import-zone-key
+        # would fail.
+        zone = '.' if zonename == 'ROOT' else zonename
+        pdnsutilCmd = [os.environ['PDNSUTIL'],
+                       '--config-dir=%s' % confdir,
+                       'create-zone',
+                       zone]
+        print(' '.join(pdnsutilCmd))
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_output(pdnsutilCmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise AssertionError('%s failed (%d): %s' % (pdnsutilCmd, e.returncode, e.output))
+        super(GSSTSIGBase, cls).secureZone(confdir, zonename, key)
+
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(GSSTSIGBase, cls).setUpClass()