diff --git a/test/init.js b/test/init.js
index 8b0351c..ea0aaa0 100644
--- a/test/init.js
+++ b/test/init.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ global.getConfig = function (options) {
     host: process.env.MYSQL_HOST || config.host || 'localhost',
     port: process.env.MYSQL_PORT || config.port || 3306,
     database: 'myapp_test',
-    username: process.env.MYSQL_USERNAME || config.username,
+    username: process.env.MYSQL_USER || config.username,
     password: process.env.MYSQL_PASSWORD || config.password,
     createDatabase: true
   };