diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 4e3e2e97..db72b208 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -75,3 +75,5 @@ jobs:
                   yarn dev &
                   sleep 10
                   yarn test --coverage
+              env:
+                  BACKEND_MONGODB_ATLAS_URI: mongodb://localhost/shootismoke