diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5776565..8710fc0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ migrations:
   stage: build
   script:
     - python3 manage.py makemigrations
-    - python3 manage.py migrate
-    - python3 manage.py check
+    - python3 manage.py migrate --database=test
+    - python3 manage.py check --database=test
 
 
 django-tests:
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ django-tests:
     # The MYSQL user only gets permissions for MYSQL_DB, so Django can't create a test database.
     - echo "GRANT ALL on *.* to '${MYSQL_USER}';"| mysql -u root --password="${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -h mysql
     # use python3 explicitly. see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Python/3
-    - python3 manage.py test
+    - python3 manage.py test --database=test
 
diff --git a/quoteMe/settings.py b/quoteMe/settings.py
index 7d84454..c6719e7 100644
--- a/quoteMe/settings.py
+++ b/quoteMe/settings.py
@@ -134,5 +134,3 @@ STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 
-if os.environ.get("DJANGO_CONFIG")=="test":
-    from .settings_test import *