diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 7ef8dab..572b40e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           - 27018:27017
         env:
           MONGO_DB: didier_pytest
-          MONGO_USER: pytest
-          MONGO_PASSWORD: pytest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Python
diff --git a/database/engine.py b/database/engine.py
index e98c8df..24af24f 100644
--- a/database/engine.py
+++ b/database/engine.py
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ DBSession = sessionmaker(
 )
 
 # MongoDB client
-encoded_mongo_username = quote_plus(settings.MONGO_USER)
-encoded_mongo_password = quote_plus(settings.MONGO_PASS)
-mongo_url = f"mongodb://{encoded_mongo_username}:{encoded_mongo_password}@{settings.MONGO_HOST}:{settings.MONGO_PORT}/"
+if not settings.TESTING:
+    encoded_mongo_username = quote_plus(settings.MONGO_USER)
+    encoded_mongo_password = quote_plus(settings.MONGO_PASS)
+    mongo_url = (
+        f"mongodb://{encoded_mongo_username}:{encoded_mongo_password}@{settings.MONGO_HOST}:{settings.MONGO_PORT}/"
+    )
+else:
+    # Require no authentication when testing
+    mongo_url = f"mongodb://{settings.MONGO_HOST}:{settings.MONGO_PORT}/"
+
 mongo_client = motor.motor_asyncio.AsyncIOMotorClient(mongo_url)
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index 064d93b..4033ad4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ services:
     image: mongo:5.0
     restart: always
     environment:
-      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=pytest
-      - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=pytest
       - MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE=didier_pytest
-    command: [--auth]
     ports:
       - "27018:27017"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 60927e6..6e5a61d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 env = [
+    "TESTING = 1",
     "MONGO_DB = didier_pytest",
-    "MONGO_USER = pytest",
-    "MONGO_PASS = pytest",
     "MONGO_HOST = localhost",
     "MONGO_PORT = 27018",
     "POSTGRES_DB = didier_pytest",
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 71f41ce..ec6039c 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ env.read_env()
 
 __all__ = [
     "SANDBOX",
+    "TESTING",
     "LOGFILE",
     "POSTGRES_DB",
     "POSTGRES_USER",
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ __all__ = [
 
 """General config"""
 SANDBOX: bool = env.bool("SANDBOX", True)
+TESTING: bool = env.bool("TESTING", False)
 LOGFILE: str = env.str("LOGFILE", "didier.log")
 SEMESTER: int = env.int("SEMESTER", 2)
 YEAR: int = env.int("YEAR", 3)