diff --git a/.env.testing b/.env.testing
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5ad163cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.testing
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+APP_ENV=testing
+APP_DEBUG=true
+APP_KEY=SomeRandomString
+
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_DATABASE=homestead
+DB_USERNAME=homestead
+DB_PASSWORD=secret
+
+CACHE_DRIVER=file
+SESSION_DRIVER=file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 102eb830b2..9113086402 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ addons:
 install:
   - rm composer.lock
   - composer install
+  - php artisan env
 
 script:
   - ./tests/_data/db.sh