diff --git a/packages/backend/Cargo.lock b/packages/backend/Cargo.lock
index d372bac69f..26cc46f78e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/packages/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "macros"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "config",
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/crates/macros/Cargo.toml b/packages/backend/crates/macros/Cargo.toml
index 791e48996c..f7faeb2313 100644
--- a/packages/backend/crates/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/backend/crates/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+config = { path = "../config" }
diff --git a/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/lib.rs b/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/lib.rs
index 529a61f102..6dc6d68524 100644
--- a/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod environment;
+pub mod tests;
 
 //pub use environment::*;
diff --git a/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/tests.rs b/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..021443eb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/crates/macros/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#![macro_use]
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! setup_test_config {
+    () => {
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        config::init_config(Path::new(
+            &env::var("CK_TEST_CONFIG").expect("CK_TEST_CONFIG environment variable not set"),
+        )).expect("Could not initialize test config");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/crates/server/Cargo.toml b/packages/backend/crates/server/Cargo.toml
index 62f8083fba..b8af2d44db 100644
--- a/packages/backend/crates/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/backend/crates/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 axum = "0.6.18"
 tokio = { version = "1.28.1", features = ["full"] }
 config = { path = "../config" }
+macros = { path = "../macros" }
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
diff --git a/packages/backend/crates/server/src/lib.rs b/packages/backend/crates/server/src/lib.rs
index 262dd6f5d3..6149c49894 100644
--- a/packages/backend/crates/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/backend/crates/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,3 +36,13 @@ pub fn init() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::{env, path::Path};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test() {
+        macros::test_setup_config!();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 8db84c21e0..d32be74efc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 		"build": "cargo build --profile ${NODE_ENV:=development}",
 		"revertmigration": "typeorm migration:revert -d ormconfig.js",
 		"lint": "cargo check",
-		"test": "cargo test --workspace"
+		"test": "CK_TEST_CONFIG='../../.config/test.yml' cargo test --workspace"
 	}
 }