diff --git a/config/dbconn.ts b/config/dbconn.ts
index 8132d60db9da3d8b1aa1be64cff442ae6e05c42f..1b36e83f5813a783ec0f8798c5ea3c50da864e42 100644
--- a/config/dbconn.ts
+++ b/config/dbconn.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import mysql from 'mysql2'
 
-const env = process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'development'
+const env = process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'testing'
 const config = require('./config')[env]
 
 // ==== USER ACOOUNT DB CONNECTION ====