diff --git a/config/dbconn.ts b/config/dbconn.ts
index 1073e16ae6956939d60d2f5926362206a0a4dc52..1d12453415d354aa912f590409197e637c21196d 100644
--- a/config/dbconn.ts
+++ b/config/dbconn.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import mysql from 'mysql2'
 
-var env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
+var env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'testing';
 const config = require('./config')[env]
 
 // ==== USER ACOOUNT DB CONNECTION ====