diff --git a/config/testing.py b/config/testing.py
index f481224a..a7c6a893 100644
--- a/config/testing.py
+++ b/config/testing.py
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 import os
+from os import environ
+
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 NAME = "CR Connect Workflow"
 DEVELOPMENT = True
 TESTING = True
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "postgresql://crc_user:crc_pass@localhost:5432/crc_test"
 TOKEN_AUTH_SECRET_KEY = "Shhhh!!! This is secret!  And better darn well not show up in prod."
 PB_ENABLED = False
 
+# This is here, for when we are running the E2E Tests in the frontend code bases.
+# which will set the TESTING envronment to true, causing this to execute, but we need
+# to respect the environment variables in that case.
+# when running locally the defaults apply, meaning we use crc_test for doing the tests
+# locally, and we don't over-write the database.  Did you read this far? Have a cookie!
+DB_HOST = environ.get('DB_HOST', default="localhost")
+DB_PORT = environ.get('DB_PORT', default="5432")
+DB_NAME = environ.get('DB_NAME', default="crc_test")
+DB_USER = environ.get('DB_USER', default="crc_user")
+DB_PASSWORD = environ.get('DB_PASSWORD', default="crc_pass")
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = environ.get(
+    'SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI',
+    default="postgresql://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s" % (DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME)
+)
+
 print('### USING TESTING CONFIG: ###')
 print('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = ', SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI)
 print('DEVELOPMENT = ', DEVELOPMENT)