diff --git a/t/01_ca.t b/t/01_ca.t
index ae993c5..c1fa9fe 100644
--- a/t/01_ca.t
+++ b/t/01_ca.t
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Test::More tests => 15;
 
 BEGIN { use_ok( 'Simba::CA' ); }
 
-my $ca = Simba::CA->new();
+my $ca = Simba::CA->new({ dbi_file => $ENV{SIMBA_DB_CONN} || "$ENV{HOME}/.dbi/simba"});
 ok($ca, 'new CA');
 
 my $uid;