diff --git a/test/support/test_helper.js b/test/support/test_helper.js
index 7b465611..89873c6b 100644
--- a/test/support/test_helper.js
+++ b/test/support/test_helper.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var LZMA  = require('lzma/lzma_worker.js').LZMA;
 global.settings     = require(__dirname + '/../../config/settings');
 global.environment  = require(__dirname + '/../../config/environments/test');
 _.extend(global.settings, global.environment);
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
 
 
 // Utility function to compress & encode LZMA