diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index f0b42698cf4df86c3d7f6bcce0f91917116da994..421927d65de220b35bf61eedb2da669b834a9e2f 100644
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import bodyParser from 'body-parser'
 import helmet from 'helmet'
 import compression from 'compression'
 
-const env = process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'development'
+const env = process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'testing'
 const config = require('./config/config')[env]
 const lang = 'DE'