diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fec99ff0..88e14c8f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-  GH_TOKEN=
-  REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6379"
\ No newline at end of file
+  GH_TOKEN=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/update-server.js b/bin/update-server.js
index 497d89b5..0095d38c 100755
--- a/bin/update-server.js
+++ b/bin/update-server.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const Redlock = require('redlock')
 
 const {
   GH_TOKEN: token,
-  REDIS_URL: redisUrl,
+  REDIS_URL: redisUrl = 'redis://localhost:6379',
   PORT: port = 3000,
   CACHE_TTL: cacheTTL = '15m'
 } = process.env
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 3788b73b..ed6fb795 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-if (!process.env.CI) require('dotenv-safe').load()
+require('dotenv-safe').load()
 
 const { test } = require('tap')
 const fetch = require('node-fetch')