diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 7d23e8b6..83778423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test_Django
+name: Testing Django
 on: [ pull_request, push ] # activates the workflow when there is a push or pull request in the repo
 jobs:
   test_project:
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install django==5.0.2
-          pip install django-extensions
-          pip install ruff
+          pip install -r requirements-test.txt
       - name: Run linting tools
         run: |
           cd app/
@@ -20,5 +18,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cp .env.testing app/.env
           cd app/
-          ls -al
+          mkdir static_files
           python manage.py test
diff --git a/app/app/settings.py b/app/app/settings.py
index b5266866..bba54394 100644
--- a/app/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/app/settings.py
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import environ
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+# Take environment variables from .env file
+environ.Env.read_env(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ".env"))
+
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
@@ -96,6 +102,9 @@
     }
 }
 
+if "test" in sys.argv or "test_coverage" in sys.argv:  # Covers regular testing and django-coverage
+    DATABASES["default"]["ENGINE"] = "django.db.backends.sqlite3"
+
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e00d50bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-r requirements.txt
+django-extensions
+ruff
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 62e806c8..cf164c91 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ django==5.0.2
 psycopg2-binary
 gunicorn
 whitenoise
+django-environ