There are 4 files on the testbox that determine what loads and what doesn't. You can comment files out by placing a * in front of the zone line. The files are,

~/testmud/areas/AREA	.wld .zon and .soc
~/testmud/areas/AREA.mobobj	.mob and .obj
~/testmud/areas/QUEST	.qst
~/testmud/areas/SHOP	.shp

Thus if for some reason your objects are preventing the file from loading you can edit out your zone from the AREA.mobobj file, and leave the other files active.

Here's a snip from the ~/testmud/areas/AREA file

*ako	16
*high_road	17
*troll_hills	18,19
*valley_crushk	20
*temple_ruins	21,22
daynight2	23
*ogrezone	24
*skullboat2	25

You'll notice in this example that the ONLY zone that will load is daynight2. The others won't show up.