diff --git a/app/src/auto_validator/settings.py b/app/src/auto_validator/settings.py
index fa60f08..2efdcb4 100644
--- a/app/src/auto_validator/settings.py
+++ b/app/src/auto_validator/settings.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
     env.read_env(root("../../.env"))
 
 ENV = env("ENV")
-TESTING = env("TESTING")
+TESTING = env("TESTING", default=False)
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")