diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 547228b99..feecca2a2 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ PORT = 3000
 LOCAL_KEY=TCF25YM-39C4H6D-KA32EGF-V5XSHN3
 RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS=60
 RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=1000
-USE_AWS_CERT_FILE=true
+useAWSCert=true
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 72aa722a6..0667213b6 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -51,15 +51,19 @@ app.use((req, res, next) => {
 console.log('Checking for AWS cert file')
 const appEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV
 var awsCERTFile = false
-if (process.env.USE_AWS_CERT) {
-  awsCERTFile = process.env.USE_AWS_CERT
+if (process.env.useAWSCert) {
+  console.log('detecting env')
+  console.log(process.env.useAWSCert)
+  awsCERTFile = process.env.useAWSCert
 } else {
   awsCERTFile = config.has(`${appEnv}.useAWSCert`) ? config.get(`${appEnv}.useAWSCert`) : false
+  console.log('in if checker')
+  console.log(awsCERTFile)
 }
 
 // Connect to MongoDB database
 const dbConnectionStr = dbUtils.getMongoConnectionString()
-if (awsCERTFile) {
+if (awsCERTFile && appEnv != 'TEST') {
   const ca = [fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'config/global-bundle.pem'))]
   mongoose.connect(dbConnectionStr, {
     useNewUrlParser: true,