diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 8c8268ff1..2d16c2b8c 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Go to your "everest-core/**tests**" folder and execute *pytest*:
 
 ```bash
 cd ~/checkout/everest-workspace/everest-core/tests
-pytest-3 -s ./core_tests/startup_tests.py --path .. --junitxml=results.xml
+pytest --everest-prefix ../build/dist core_tests/*.py framework_tests/*.py
 ```
 
 After execution a "results.xml" file should be available in the "everest-core/**tests**" folder, which details the current test results.
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b5cdc069f..6cac93ee4 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# Copyright 2020 - 2023 Pionix GmbH and Contributors to EVerest
+# Copyright Pionix GmbH and Contributors to EVerest
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import pytest
 
-import os
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption("--everest-prefix", action="store", default="../build/dist",
                      help="everest prefix path; default = '../build/dist'")
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    everest_prefix = config.getoption('--everest-prefix')
+    everest_config_path = Path(everest_prefix) / 'etc/everest'
+    if not everest_config_path.exists():
+        return
+    everest_configs = [path for path in everest_config_path.iterdir(
+    ) if path.name.startswith('config-') and path.name.endswith('.yaml')]
+    pytest.everest_configs = {}
+    pytest.everest_configs['params'] = []
+    pytest.everest_configs['ids'] = []
+    for config_path in everest_configs:
+        config_id = config_path.stem
+        if config_id == 'config-sil-gen-pm' or config_id == 'config-test-cpp-error-handling':
+            # skip
+            continue
+        pytest.everest_configs['params'].append(config_path)
+        pytest.everest_configs['ids'].append(config_id)
diff --git a/tests/core_tests/config_tests.py b/tests/core_tests/config_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b39f4576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core_tests/config_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright Pionix GmbH and Contributors to EVerest
+
+from copy import deepcopy
+import logging
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import pty
+import pytest
+from tempfile import mkdtemp
+from typing import Dict
+
+from everest.testing.core_utils.fixtures import *
+from everest.testing.core_utils.everest_core import EverestCore
+
+from everest.testing.core_utils import EverestConfigAdjustmentStrategy
+
+
+class EverestCoreConfigSilGenPmConfigurationAdjustment(EverestConfigAdjustmentStrategy):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.temporary_directory = mkdtemp()
+        self.serial_port_0, self.serial_port_1 = pty.openpty()
+        # FIXME: cleanup socket after test
+        self.serial_port_0_name = os.ttyname(self.serial_port_0)
+
+    def adjust_everest_configuration(self, everest_config: Dict):
+        adjusted_config = deepcopy(everest_config)
+
+        adjusted_config["active_modules"]["serial_comm_hub"]["config_implementation"]["main"]["serial_port"] = self.serial_port_0_name
+
+        return adjusted_config
+
+
+@pytest.mark.everest_core_config('config-sil-gen-pm.yaml')
+@pytest.mark.everest_config_adaptions(EverestCoreConfigSilGenPmConfigurationAdjustment())
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_start_config_sil_gen_pm(everest_core: EverestCore):
+    logging.info(">>>>>>>>> test_start_config_sil_gen_pm <<<<<<<<<")
+
+    everest_core.start()
+
+
+class TestConfigsInDirectory:
+    @pytest.fixture(params=pytest.everest_configs['params'], ids=pytest.everest_configs['ids'])
+    def core_config(self, request) -> EverestEnvironmentCoreConfiguration:
+        everest_prefix = Path(request.config.getoption("--everest-prefix"))
+
+        everest_config_path = request.param
+
+        return EverestEnvironmentCoreConfiguration(
+            everest_core_path=everest_prefix,
+            template_everest_config_path=everest_config_path,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_config(self, everest_core: EverestCore):
+        logging.info(">>>>>>>>> test_config <<<<<<<<<")
+        everest_core.start()
diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 7204f927a..c6aea78b6 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ log_level=debug
 asyncio_mode=strict
 markers =
     everest_core_config: marks tests using a specific config (deselect with '-m "not everest_core_config"')
+    everest_config_adaptions: modify config for a specific testcase