diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 0f8463bb..dca433c6 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         </include>
     </source>
     <php>
-        <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
+        <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing" force="true"/>
         <env name="BCRYPT_ROUNDS" value="4"/>
         <env name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
          <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>