diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ff47fad6ba..e4af57a5fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
   TIMEZONE: UTC
   COVERAGE: true
   RSPEC_RETRY_RETRY_COUNT: 3
+  RAILS_ENV: test
 
 jobs:
   test-controllers-and-serializers: