diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 74f0c8ec..c6d4ac43 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     </source>
     <php>
         <ini name="memory_limit" value="512M"/>
-        <env name="APP_KEY" value="base64:MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI="/>
+        <env name="APP_KEY" value="base64:MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=" force="true"/>
         <env name="JWT_SECRET" value="testing_jwt_secret_not_for_production"/>
-        <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
+        <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing" force="true"/>
         <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
         <env name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
         <env name="DB_BUSY_TIMEOUT" value="5000"/>