diff --git a/environment_test.sh b/environment_test.sh
index 34ac45073..010810394 100644
--- a/environment_test.sh
+++ b/environment_test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export INVITATION_EXPIRATION_DAYS=2
 export NOTIFY_JOB_QUEUE='notify-jobs-queue-test'
 export NOTIFICATION_QUEUE_PREFIX='notification_development-test'
 export SECRET_KEY='secret-key'
-export SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI='postgresql://localhost/test_notification_api'
+export SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=${TEST_DATABASE:='postgresql://localhost/test_notification_api'}
 export VERIFY_CODE_FROM_EMAIL_ADDRESS='no-reply@notify.works'
 export FIRETEXT_API_KEY="Firetext"
 export NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN="test.notify.com"
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ export STATSD_PORT=1000
 export STATSD_PREFIX="stats-prefix"
 export API_HOST_NAME="http://localhost:6011"
 export FROM_NUMBER='from_number'
-export MMG_URL="https://api.mmg.co.uk/json/api.php"
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+export MMG_URL="https://api.mmg.co.uk/json/api.php"