diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2efa31e64f5..796d6cf6e51 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ aliases:
           DB_HOST: localhost
           DB_USER: root
           RAILS_ENV: test
+          NODE_ENV: test
           PARALLEL_TEST_PROCESSORS: 4
           ALLOW_NOPAM: true
           CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION: true