diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 2e665c4..f6807fa 100644
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 if not settings.configured:
+    ci = os.getenv('CI', False)
+
     settings.configure(
         DATABASES={
             'default': {
                 'ENGINE': 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis',
-                'NAME': 'postgres' if os.getenv('CI', False) else 'represent_boundaries_test',
-                'USER': 'postgres' if os.getenv('CI', False) else '',
-                'PASSWORD': 'postgres' if os.getenv('CI', False) else '',
+                'NAME': 'postgres' if ci else 'represent_boundaries_test',
+                'HOST': 'postgres' if ci else 'localhost',
+                'USER': 'postgres' if ci else '',
+                'PASSWORD': 'postgres' if ci else '',
                 'PORT': os.getenv('PORT', 5432),
             }
         },
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 2f258ef..403f35c 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@
 """
 import os
 
+ci = os.getenv('CI', False)
+
 SECRET_KEY = 'x'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis',
-        'NAME': 'represent_boundaries',
+        'NAME': 'postgres' if ci else 'represent_boundaries',
+        'HOST': 'postgres' if ci else 'localhost',
+        'USER': 'postgres' if ci else '',
+        'PASSWORD': 'postgres' if ci else '',
+        'PORT': os.getenv('PORT', 5432),
     }
 }