diff --git a/src/config/dbconn.ts b/src/config/dbconn.ts
index 2b0caa6d3f2952e0710123f594c49ee8e707da08..2e5bc447ac8a31db0bdd6d38eef1899234c6acd1 100644
--- a/src/config/dbconn.ts
+++ b/src/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 ====