diff --git a/src/daemon/config.rs b/src/daemon/config.rs
index b09dbb76..b596ee58 100644
--- a/src/daemon/config.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/config.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl Config {
         let use_ta = true;
         let repo_enabled = true;
         let repo_retain_old_seconds = 1;
-        let testbed_enabled = false;
+        let testbed_enabled = true;
         let https_mode = HttpsMode::Generate;
         let data_dir = data_dir.clone();
         let archive_threshold_days = Some(0);
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 22ff72b4..81ad3d57 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::commons::crypto::SignSupport;
 use crate::commons::remote::rfc8183;
 use crate::commons::remote::rfc8183::{ChildRequest, RepositoryResponse};
 use crate::commons::util::httpclient;
-use crate::constants::{KRILL_ENV_TEST, KRILL_ENV_TEST_ANN, KRILL_ENV_TEST_UNIT_DATA};
+use crate::constants::{KRILL_ENV_TEST, KRILL_ENV_TESTBED_ENABLED, KRILL_ENV_TEST_ANN, KRILL_ENV_TEST_UNIT_DATA};
 use crate::daemon::ca::{ta_handle, ResourceTaggedAttestation, RtaContentRequest, RtaPrepareRequest};
 use crate::daemon::http::server;
 
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub async fn start_krill() -> PathBuf {
     env::set_var(KRILL_ENV_TEST_UNIT_DATA, dir.to_string_lossy().to_string());
     env::set_var(KRILL_ENV_TEST_ANN, "1");
     env::set_var(KRILL_ENV_TEST, "1");
+    env::set_var(KRILL_ENV_TESTBED_ENABLED, "1");
 
     tokio::spawn(server::start());