diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0831d9d8d7..a4b0fb3ab4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ language: node_js
 sudo: false
 dist: trusty
 env:
-  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=mongodb
-  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=redis
-  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=postgres
+  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=mongodb NODE_ENV=production
+  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=mongodb NODE_ENV=development
+  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=redis NODE_ENV=production
+  - CXX=g++-4.8 DB=postgres NODE_ENV=production
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:
diff --git a/test/mocks/databasemock.js b/test/mocks/databasemock.js
index 7624877a75..c27f9a0790 100644
--- a/test/mocks/databasemock.js
+++ b/test/mocks/databasemock.js
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
  * ATTENTION: testing db is flushed before every use!
  */
 
+
 var async = require('async');
 var path = require('path');
 var nconf = require('nconf');
 var url = require('url');
-var errorText;
 
+global.env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production';
+
+var errorText;
 var packageInfo = require('../../package');
 
 var winston = require('winston');
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ if (testDbConfig.database === productionDbConfig.database &&
 nconf.set(dbType, testDbConfig);
 
 winston.info('database config %s', dbType, testDbConfig);
+winston.info('environment ' + global.env);
 
 var db = require('../../src/database');
 module.exports = db;