diff --git a/pree2e.sh b/pree2e.sh
index fbe3b1a87..5cb14287b 100755
--- a/pree2e.sh
+++ b/pree2e.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 node_modules/selenium-standalone/bin/selenium-standalone install
 source .env-test
-echo $TALK_MONGO_URL
+node tests/e2e/mocks &
 npm start &
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mocks.js b/tests/e2e/mocks.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6abb2b6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/mocks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const Comments = require('../../models/comment')
+const Users = require('../../models/user')
+const Actions = require('../../models/action')
+
+const mockComments = [
+  {
+    body: 'Pangolin pups are called pangopups.',
+    author_id: '123',
+    id: 'abc'
+  },
+  {
+    body: 'Baby whales grow at up to 8lbs an hour.',
+    author_id: '456',
+    id: 'def'
+  }
+];
+
+console.log('Loading mocks.');
+
+Comments.create(mockComments);