diff --git a/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp b/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp
index 2ae4d677..fe13d6ac 100644
--- a/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp
+++ b/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
 using namespace libcamera;
 using namespace std;
 
-CameraTest::CameraTest(const char *name)
+CameraTest::CameraTest(const char *name, bool isolate)
 {
 	cm_ = new CameraManager();
 
+	if (isolate)
+		setenv("LIBCAMERA_IPA_FORCE_ISOLATION", "1", 1);
+
 	if (cm_->start()) {
 		cerr << "Failed to start camera manager" << endl;
 		status_ = TestFail;
diff --git a/test/libtest/camera_test.h b/test/libtest/camera_test.h
index 7939798f..f56e343e 100644
--- a/test/libtest/camera_test.h
+++ b/test/libtest/camera_test.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using namespace libcamera;
 class CameraTest
 {
 public:
-	CameraTest(const char *name);
+	CameraTest(const char *name, bool isolate = false);
 	~CameraTest();
 
 protected: