diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 154d9c8..3f60036 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           FLASK_APP: /home/circleci/repo/autoapp.py
           CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
           FLASK_DEBUG: 1
+          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432 
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.6.2-alpine
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
             . venv/bin/activate
             flask db migrate
             flask test
+          environment:
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:root@localhost:5432/postgres
+          FLASK_APP: /home/circleci/repo/autoapp.py
+          CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
+          FLASK_DEBUG: 1
+          POSTGRES_PORT: 5432 
   deploy-heroku:
     docker: 
       - image : buildpack-deps:trusty