diff --git a/utils/configuration_test.go b/utils/configuration_test.go
index 0e1357d74..fb77c8542 100644
--- a/utils/configuration_test.go
+++ b/utils/configuration_test.go
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ func TestAdjustLogLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSetSignalTrap(t *testing.T) {
+func testSetSignalTrap(t *testing.T) {
 	var signalsPassedOn map[string]struct{}
 
 	signalHandler := func(s os.Signal) {
@@ -560,3 +560,16 @@ func TestSetSignalTrap(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, signalsPassedOn[s.String()])
 	}
 }
+
+// TODO: undo this extra indirection, needed for mocking notary.NotarySupportedSignals being empty, when we have
+// a windows CI system running
+func TestSetSignalTrap(t *testing.T) {
+	testSetSignalTrap(t)
+}
+
+func TestSetSignalTrapMockWindows(t *testing.T) {
+	old := notary.NotarySupportedSignals
+	notary.NotarySupportedSignals = nil
+	testSetSignalTrap(t)
+	notary.NotarySupportedSignals = old
+}