diff --git a/src/test/alert_tests.cpp b/src/test/alert_tests.cpp
index 5ecf24a5b..a4ee6cac5 100644
--- a/src/test/alert_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/alert_tests.cpp
@@ -28,103 +28,106 @@ how to create this data:
 */
 
 #ifdef CREATE_ALERTS
-void SignAndSave(CAlert alert, const std::string filename) {
-    //serialze alert message
-    CDataStream sMsg(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    sMsg << (CUnsignedAlert)alert;
-    alert.vchMsg.reserve(sMsg.size());
-    for(size_t i=0; i<sMsg.size(); i++) {
-        alert.vchMsg.push_back(sMsg[i]);
+struct CreateAlerts
+{
+    void SignAndSave(CAlert alert, const std::string filename) {
+        //serialze alert message
+        CDataStream sMsg(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+        sMsg << (CUnsignedAlert)alert;
+        alert.vchMsg.reserve(sMsg.size());
+        for(size_t i=0; i<sMsg.size(); i++) {
+            alert.vchMsg.push_back(sMsg[i]);
+        }
+
+        //a dummy secret key with the public key
+        //0469204F0E1800E16C1F85176BDC27A245F09987DB71A1EF5C4BD48A42F9AFD1D74F21469488DB552B594AC29CE667AD60DAAD0FFBCE03FB0C2AC49FFB07B36DC5
+        //set to match the mainnet vAlertPubKey from chainparams.cpp
+        const std::vector<unsigned char> secretKey = ParseHex("1A4976EE6174D80B8B3FF5E9B9C6E638CABFA9A5975557FEA967BC089A5584EE");
+        CKey secret;
+        secret.Set(secretKey.begin(), secretKey.end(), false);
+        assert(secret.IsValid());
+        
+        //sign alert
+        secret.Sign(alert.GetHash(), alert.vchSig);
+        assert(alert.CheckSignature());
+        
+        //serialize alert
+        CDataStream ss(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+        ss << alert;
+        
+        //write alert
+        std::ofstream fs;
+        fs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::app | std::ios::binary);
+        fs.write((char*)&ss[0], ss.size());
+        fs.close();
     }
 
-    //a dummy secret key with the public key
-    //0469204F0E1800E16C1F85176BDC27A245F09987DB71A1EF5C4BD48A42F9AFD1D74F21469488DB552B594AC29CE667AD60DAAD0FFBCE03FB0C2AC49FFB07B36DC5
-    //set to match the mainnet vAlertPubKey from chainparams.cpp
-    const std::vector<unsigned char> secretKey = ParseHex("1A4976EE6174D80B8B3FF5E9B9C6E638CABFA9A5975557FEA967BC089A5584EE");
-    CKey secret;
-    secret.Set(secretKey.begin(), secretKey.end(), false);
-    assert(secret.IsValid());
-    
-    //sign alert
-    secret.Sign(alert.GetHash(), alert.vchSig);
-    assert(alert.CheckSignature());
-    
-    //serialize alert
-    CDataStream ss(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-    ss << alert;
-    
-    //write alert
-    std::ofstream fs;
-    fs.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::app | std::ios::binary);
-    fs.write((char*)&ss[0], ss.size());
-    fs.close();
-}
+    //
+    // alertTests contains 7 alerts, generated with this code:
+    //
+    CreateAlerts()
+    {
+        std::string filename("src/test/alertTests.raw");
 
-//
-// alertTests contains 7 alerts, generated with this code:
-//
-void CreateAlerts()
-{
-    std::string filename("src/test/alertTests.raw");
+        CAlert alert;
+        alert.nRelayUntil   = 60;
+        alert.nExpiration   = 24 * 60 * 60;
+        alert.nID           = 1;
+        alert.nCancel       = 0;   // cancels previous messages up to this ID number
+        alert.nMinVer       = 0;  // These versions are protocol versions
+        alert.nMaxVer       = 999001;
+        alert.nPriority     = 1;
+        alert.strComment    = "Alert comment";
+        alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 1";
 
-    CAlert alert;
-    alert.nRelayUntil   = 60;
-    alert.nExpiration   = 24 * 60 * 60;
-    alert.nID           = 1;
-    alert.nCancel       = 0;   // cancels previous messages up to this ID number
-    alert.nMinVer       = 0;  // These versions are protocol versions
-    alert.nMaxVer       = 999001;
-    alert.nPriority     = 1;
-    alert.strComment    = "Alert comment";
-    alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 1";
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        alert.setSubVer.insert(std::string("/Satoshi:0.1.0/"));
+        alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 1 for Satoshi 0.1.0";
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    alert.setSubVer.insert(std::string("/Satoshi:0.1.0/"));
-    alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 1 for Satoshi 0.1.0";
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        alert.setSubVer.insert(std::string("/Satoshi:0.2.0/"));
+        alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 1 for Satoshi 0.1.0, 0.2.0";
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    alert.setSubVer.insert(std::string("/Satoshi:0.2.0/"));
-    alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 1 for Satoshi 0.1.0, 0.2.0";
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        alert.setSubVer.clear();
+        ++alert.nID;
+        alert.nCancel = 1;
+        alert.nPriority = 100;
+        alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 2, cancels 1";
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    alert.setSubVer.clear();
-    ++alert.nID;
-    alert.nCancel = 1;
-    alert.nPriority = 100;
-    alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 2, cancels 1";
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        alert.nExpiration += 60;
+        ++alert.nID;
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    alert.nExpiration += 60;
-    ++alert.nID;
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        ++alert.nID;
+        alert.nMinVer = 11;
+        alert.nMaxVer = 22;
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    ++alert.nID;
-    alert.nMinVer = 11;
-    alert.nMaxVer = 22;
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        ++alert.nID;
+        alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 2 for Satoshi 0.1.0";
+        alert.setSubVer.insert(std::string("/Satoshi:0.1.0/"));
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
 
-    ++alert.nID;
-    alert.strStatusBar  = "Alert 2 for Satoshi 0.1.0";
-    alert.setSubVer.insert(std::string("/Satoshi:0.1.0/"));
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+        ++alert.nID;
+        alert.nMinVer = 0;
+        alert.nMaxVer = 999999;
+        alert.strStatusBar  = "Evil Alert'; /bin/ls; echo '";
+        alert.setSubVer.clear();
+        SignAndSave(alert, filename);
+    }
+    ~CreateAlerts() { }
+};
 
-    ++alert.nID;
-    alert.nMinVer = 0;
-    alert.nMaxVer = 999999;
-    alert.strStatusBar  = "Evil Alert'; /bin/ls; echo '";
-    alert.setSubVer.clear();
-    SignAndSave(alert, filename);
-}
+BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(CreateAlerts)
 #endif
 
 struct ReadAlerts
 {
     ReadAlerts()
     {
-#ifdef CREATE_ALERTS
-        CreateAlerts();
-#endif
         std::vector<unsigned char> vch(alert_tests::alertTests, alert_tests::alertTests + sizeof(alert_tests::alertTests));
         CDataStream stream(vch, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
         try {
diff --git a/src/test/data/alertTests.raw b/src/test/data/alertTests.raw
index cb752deeb..cd3cdbf43 100644
Binary files a/src/test/data/alertTests.raw and b/src/test/data/alertTests.raw differ