diff --git a/.builds/alpine-edge.yml b/.builds/alpine-edge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec5355bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.builds/alpine-edge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+image: alpine/latest
+# apk add --update alpine-sdk
+packages:
+  - cmd:setcap
+  - autoconf
+  - automake
+  - byacc
+  - expect
+  - gettext
+  - gettext-dev
+  - gettext-lang
+  - libcap-dev
+  - libtool
+  - linux-pam-dev
+  - sed
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
+tasks:
+  - build: |
+      cd shadow
+      ./autogen.sh --without-selinux --disable-man --disable-nls
+      grep ENABLE_ config.status
+  - tasks: |
+      cd shadow
+      cat /proc/self/uid_map
+      cat /proc/self/status
+      make
+      make DESTDIR=/tmp/shadow-inst install
+      sudo make install
+      #TODO - fix up the tests.  Let's merge what's here now as it
+      #at least tests build.
+      #(cd tests; sudo ./run_some || { cat testsuite.log; false; })
diff --git a/tests/libsubid/04_nss/test_range b/tests/libsubid/04_nss/test_range
index 356764fb..ee25080f 100755
--- a/tests/libsubid/04_nss/test_range
+++ b/tests/libsubid/04_nss/test_range
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -x
 echo "starting check_range tests"
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+touch /etc/nsswitch.conf
 mount --bind ./nsswitch3.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
 cleanup1() {
     umount /etc/nsswitch.conf
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ fi
 umount /etc/nsswitch.conf
 
 mount --bind ./nsswitch1.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
+touch /etc/subuid /etc/subgid
 mount --bind ./empty /etc/subuid
 
 cleanup2() {