diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 8514b82..659712a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 require_relative "support/active_record/models"
 require_relative "support/active_record/schema"
 
-Dotenv.load!
+ENV['PG_URI_TEST'] || Dotenv.load!
 
 ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(ENV['PG_URI_TEST'])
 Timescaledb.establish_connection(ENV['PG_URI_TEST'])