diff --git a/server/tests/database.test.ts b/server/tests/database.test.ts
index 6e4d55478ce5bcd4e1df10c2b7e24eb27d51f383..c2c3899e2fea5296e03024b69088cf4171cbca79 100644
--- a/server/tests/database.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/database.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Client } from "pg";
-require("dotenv").config();
+
 it("has the database", async () => {
   const client = new Client({
     user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER,