diff --git a/api/setup-jest.ts b/api/setup-jest.ts
index 205f4b49..49932be6 100644
--- a/api/setup-jest.ts
+++ b/api/setup-jest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import initializeDb from './src/lib/db'
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
+  // avoid conflict in dev container
+  process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
+
   await initializeDb()
 })