diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 73afeeb06..cbe5ac0da 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ machine:
     - redis
   environment:
     PATH: "${PATH}:${HOME}/${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME}/node_modules/.bin"
+    NODE_ENV: "test"
 
 dependencies:
   override: