diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index e564ac6..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ddb_table=test_table
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b70f475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ddb_table=test_table
+endpoint=https://esomxzwu88.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 9fec6d1..9ab1ab8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ jobs:
           SERVERLESS_ACCESS_KEY: ${{secrets.SERVERLESS_ACCESS_KEY}}
         run: |
           pnpm install
+          pnpm test
           pnpm sls deploy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jest.config.ddb.cjs b/jest.config.ddb.cjs
index 148344d..3d5f46c 100644
--- a/jest.config.ddb.cjs
+++ b/jest.config.ddb.cjs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const config = {
   // runner: "jest-runner",
 
   // The paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing environment before each test
-  setupFiles: ["dotenv/config"],
+  setupFiles: ["<rootDir>/setupEnv.ts"],
 
   // A list of paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing framework before each test
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ["<rootDir>/setupFilesAfterEnv_dynalite.ts"],
diff --git a/setupEnv.ts b/setupEnv.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52f61ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setupEnv.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { config } from "dotenv";
+
+config({ path: ".env.test" });