diff --git a/tests/env-test b/tests/env-test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c74fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/env-test
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# env-test - environment settings for testing
+
+SCOPES_LOGLEVEL=debug
+
+SCOPES_SQLITE_CONNSTR=data/scopes.sqlite
+SCOPES_PGSQL_CONNSTR="user=ccotest password=cco dbname=scpstest"
diff --git a/tests/etc/etc.go b/tests/etc/etc.go
index 4126745..c785e50 100644
--- a/tests/etc/etc.go
+++ b/tests/etc/etc.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Config() lib.Config {
-	ovr := Overrides().Use
+	//ovr := Overrides().Use
+	ovr := config.Overrides("env-test").Use
 	b := config.Base
 
 	app_c := &app.Cfg{
diff --git a/tests/etc/etc_sql.go b/tests/etc/etc_sql.go
index a26814f..f34fc7d 100644
--- a/tests/etc/etc_sql.go
+++ b/tests/etc/etc_sql.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ func ConfigSqlite() *sql.Cfg {
 }
 
 func ConfigPgsql() *sql.Cfg {
-	ovr := OverridesSql().Use
+	//ovr := OverridesSql().Use
+	ovr := config.Overrides("env-test").Use
 	return &sql.Cfg{
 		Driver:  "postgres",
 		Connstr: ovr("user=ccotest password=cco dbname=ccotest", PGSQL_CONNSTR),