diff --git a/backend/rabbit_rescue_REST/settings_test.py b/backend/rabbit_rescue_REST/settings_test.py
index 54e967e..1386cd8 100644
--- a/backend/rabbit_rescue_REST/settings_test.py
+++ b/backend/rabbit_rescue_REST/settings_test.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
-import dj_database_url
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -27,9 +26,9 @@
 SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = "DEVELOPMENT" in os.environ
+DEBUG = True
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = [os.getenv("BACKEND_HOST"), "localhost", "127.0.0.1"]
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]
 
 # This is a list of origins that are authorized to make cross-origin requests.
 # Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is a mechanism that allows many
@@ -94,18 +93,14 @@
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
-if 'SQLITE3' in os.environ:
-    DATABASES = {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-            'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
-        }
-    }
 
-else:
-    DATABASES = {
-        'default': dj_database_url.parse(os.environ.get('DATABASE_URL', ''))
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
     }
+}
+
 
 
 # Password validation