diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 17fcdb1..2c058e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -9,33 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env: 
-      AUTH_CLIENT: regtech-client
-      AUTH_URL: http://localhost:8880/realms/regtech/protocol/openid-connect/auth
-      TOKEN_URL: http://localhost:8880/realms/regtech/protocol/openid-connect/token
-      CERTS_URL: http://localhost:8880/realms/regtech/protocol/openid-connect/certs
-      KC_URL: http://localhost:8880/;KC_REALM=regtech;KC_ADMIN_CLIENT_ID=admin-cli
-      KC_ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET: local_test_only
-      KC_REALM_URL: http://localhost:8880/realms/regtech
-      DB_NAME: filing
-      DB_USER: filing_user
-      DB_PWD: filing_user
-      DB_HOST: localhost:5432
-      DB_SCHEMA: filing
-      JWT_OPTS_VERIFY_AT_HASH: false
-      JWT_OPTS_VERIFY_AUD: false
-      JWT_OPTS_VERIFY_ISS: false
-      FS_UPLOAD_CONFIG__PROTOCOL: file
-      FS_UPLOAD_CONFIG__ROOT: ../upload
-      INST_DB_HOST: localhost:5432
-      INST_DB_NAME: financial_institutions
-      INST_DB_PWD: fi
-      INST_DB_SCHEMA: public
-      INST_DB_USER: fi
-      EXPIRED_SUBMISSION_CHECK_SECS: 120
-      SERVER_CONFIG__RELOAD: true
-      PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
-      DB_SCHEME: postgresql
+
     permissions:
       # Gives the action the necessary permissions for publishing new
       # comments in pull requests.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 12dab0d..48ec7bf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ source = ["src"]
 [tool.coverage.report]
 skip_empty = true
 
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+pythonpath = ["src"]
+addopts = [
+  "--cov-report=term-missing",
+  "--cov-branch",
+  "--cov-report=xml",
+  "--cov-report=term",
+  "--cov=src",
+  "-vv",
+  "--strict-markers",
+  "-rfE",
+]
 env = [
   "AUTH_CLIENT=regtech-client",
   "AUTH_URL=http://localhost",
@@ -70,3 +83,6 @@ env = [
   "KC_URL=http://localhost:8880",
   "TOKEN_URL=http://localhost"
 ]
+
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+
diff --git a/tests/entities/conftest.py b/tests/entities/conftest.py
index f4be34e..1495cd0 100644
--- a/tests/entities/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/entities/conftest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from sbl_filing_api.entities.models.dao import Base as Filing_Base
 from regtech_user_fi_management.entities.models.dao import Base as Institution_Base
-from tests.entities.test_dao import Base as Test_Base
+from test_dao import Base as Test_Base
 from sqlalchemy import Engine, create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, scoped_session