diff --git a/src/CRM/CivixBundle/Resources/views/Code/phpunit-boot-cv.php.php b/src/CRM/CivixBundle/Resources/views/Code/phpunit-boot-cv.php.php
index da81bbda..db22d544 100644
--- a/src/CRM/CivixBundle/Resources/views/Code/phpunit-boot-cv.php.php
+++ b/src/CRM/CivixBundle/Resources/views/Code/phpunit-boot-cv.php.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ?>
 
 ini_set('memory_limit', '2G');
+define('CIVICRM_TEST', 1);
 
 // phpcs:disable
 eval(cv('php:boot --level=classloader', 'phpcode'));