diff --git a/ki/test/ApiTest.py b/ki/test/ApiTest.py
index ea3115a..493f837 100644
--- a/ki/test/ApiTest.py
+++ b/ki/test/ApiTest.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class ApiTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         app.debug = True
+        app.config["KI_AUTH"] = "file"
         app.config["TESTING"] = True
         app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = "sqlite:///:memory:"