diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c84489e6a..af6a67fe5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,3 +67,5 @@ node_modules
 bower_components
 app/templates/govuk_template.html
 npm-debug.log
+
+environment.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a65436155..a10f52496 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ in a separate terminal from the app
     npm run watch
 ```
 
+## Create a local environment.sh file containing the following:
+
+```
+echo "
+export NOTIFY_ADMIN_ENVIRONMENT='config.Development'
+export ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET='dev-notify-secret-key'
+export ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME='dev-notify-admin'
+export API_HOST_NAME='http://localhost:6011'
+export DANGEROUS_SALT='dev-notify-salt'
+export SECRET_KEY='dev-notify-secret-key'
+"> environment.sh
+```
+
+
 ## Running the application
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/app/main/notifications/__init__.py b/app/main/notifications/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index da8d2ae08..471123055 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -3,52 +3,38 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 
 
 class Config(object):
+
     DEBUG = False
+    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = os.environ['ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET']
+    ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME = os.environ['ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME']
+    API_HOST_NAME = os.environ['API_HOST_NAME']
     ASSETS_DEBUG = False
-    cache = False
-    SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60  # 1 year
-    manifest = True
-
-    NOTIFY_LOG_LEVEL = 'DEBUG'
-    NOTIFY_APP_NAME = 'admin'
-    NOTIFY_LOG_PATH = '/var/log/notify/application.log'
-
+    AWS_REGION = 'eu-west-1'
+    DANGEROUS_SALT = os.environ['DANGEROUS_SALT']
+    DEFAULT_SERVICE_LIMIT = 50
+    EMAIL_EXPIRY_SECONDS = 3600 * 24 * 7  # one week
+    HEADER_COLOUR = '#FFBF47'  # $yellow
+    HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'http'
     MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_COUNT = 10
-
-    SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = 'notify_admin_session'
-    SESSION_COOKIE_PATH = '/admin'
-    SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
-    SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+    NOTIFY_APP_NAME = 'admin'
+    NOTIFY_LOG_LEVEL = 'DEBUG'
+    NOTIFY_LOG_PATH = '/var/log/notify/application.log'
     PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME = 3600  # seconds
-    SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST = True
-    REMEMBER_COOKIE_NAME = 'notify_admin_remember_me'
-    REMEMBER_COOKIE_PATH = '/admin'
     REMEMBER_COOKIE_DURATION = timedelta(days=1)
     REMEMBER_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
+    REMEMBER_COOKIE_NAME = 'notify_admin_remember_me'
+    REMEMBER_COOKIE_PATH = '/admin'
     REMEMBER_COOKIE_SECURE = True
-
-    API_HOST_NAME = os.getenv('API_HOST_NAME')
-
-    ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME = os.getenv('ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME')
-    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = os.getenv('ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET')
-
-    WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = True
-    HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'http'
-    SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
-    DANGEROUS_SALT = os.getenv('DANGEROUS_SALT')
-    TOKEN_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 3600
-    EMAIL_EXPIRY_SECONDS = TOKEN_MAX_AGE_SECONDS * 24 * 7  # one week
-
-    DEFAULT_SERVICE_LIMIT = 50
-
-    MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH = 10 * 1024 * 1024  # 10mb
-    UPLOAD_FOLDER = '/tmp'
-
-    HEADER_COLOUR = '#FFBF47'  # $yellow
-
-    AWS_REGION = 'eu-west-1'
-
+    SECRET_KEY = os.environ['SECRET_KEY']
+    SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60  # 1 year
+    SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
+    SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = 'notify_admin_session'
+    SESSION_COOKIE_PATH = '/admin'
+    SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+    SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST = True
     SHOW_STYLEGUIDE = True
+    TOKEN_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 3600
+    WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = True
 
     EMAIL_DOMAIN_REGEXES = [
         "gov.uk",
@@ -65,23 +51,16 @@ class Config(object):
 
 class Development(Config):
     DEBUG = True
-    API_HOST_NAME = 'http://localhost:6011'
-    ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME = 'dev-notify-admin'
-    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = 'dev-notify-secret-key'
-    WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = False
     REMEMBER_COOKIE_SECURE = False
     SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = False
-    SECRET_KEY = 'dev-notify-secret-key'
-    DANGEROUS_SALT = 'dev-notify-salt'
+    WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = False
 
 
 class Test(Development):
-    DEBUG = True
-    WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = False
+    pass
 
 
 class Preview(Config):
-    DEBUG = False
     HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'https'
     HEADER_COLOUR = '#F47738'  # $orange
 
diff --git a/config_live.py b/config_live.py
index 5a3b64116..2856db0d4 100644
--- a/config_live.py
+++ b/config_live.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Live(Config):
     SHOW_STYLEGUIDE = False
     HEADER_COLOUR = '#B10E1E'  # $red
     HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'https'
-    API_HOST_NAME = os.getenv('LIVE_API_HOST_NAME')
-    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = os.getenv('LIVE_ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET')
-    SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('LIVE_SECRET_KEY')
-    DANGEROUS_SALT = os.getenv('LIVE_DANGEROUS_SALT')
+    API_HOST_NAME = os.environ['LIVE_API_HOST_NAME']
+    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = os.environ['LIVE_ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET']
+    SECRET_KEY = os.environ['LIVE_SECRET_KEY']
+    DANGEROUS_SALT = os.environ['LIVE_DANGEROUS_SALT']
diff --git a/config_staging.py b/config_staging.py
index 5ce68b304..00870c2dd 100644
--- a/config_staging.py
+++ b/config_staging.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from config import Config
 class Staging(Config):
     SHOW_STYLEGUIDE = False
     HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'https'
-    API_HOST_NAME = os.getenv('STAGING_API_HOST_NAME')
-    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = os.getenv('STAGING_ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET')
-    SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('STAGING_SECRET_KEY')
-    DANGEROUS_SALT = os.getenv('STAGING_DANGEROUS_SALT')
+    API_HOST_NAME = os.environ['STAGING_API_HOST_NAME']
+    ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET = os.environ['STAGING_ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET']
+    SECRET_KEY = os.environ['STAGING_SECRET_KEY']
+    DANGEROUS_SALT = os.environ['STAGING_DANGEROUS_SALT']
diff --git a/environment_test.sh b/environment_test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9baca39f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export NOTIFY_ADMIN_ENVIRONMENT='config.Test'
+export ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET='dev-notify-secret-key'
+export ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME='dev-notify-admin'
+export API_HOST_NAME='http://localhost:6011'
+export DANGEROUS_SALT='dev-notify-salt'
+export SECRET_KEY='dev-notify-secret-key'
diff --git a/scripts/run_app.sh b/scripts/run_app.sh
index 9236e8642..1e3c4bf73 100755
--- a/scripts/run_app.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_app.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-export NOTIFY_ADMIN_ENVIRONMENT='config.Development'
+source environment.sh
 python3 app.py runserver
diff --git a/scripts/run_tests.sh b/scripts/run_tests.sh
index bc80a179e..d2a2f4865 100755
--- a/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 set -o pipefail
 
+source environment_test.sh
+
 function display_result {
   RESULT=$1
   EXIT_STATUS=$2