diff --git a/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py b/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
index 9b5be54a0d..0aec25becb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import os
 if not os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):  # running tests from cmd or CI
     os.environ["OPENPYPE_MONGO"] = "mongodb://localhost:27017"
     os.environ["AVALON_DB"] = "avalon"
-    os.environ["OPENPYPE_DATABASE_NAME"] = "avalon"
+    os.environ["OPENPYPE_DATABASE_NAME"] = "openpype"
     os.environ["AVALON_TIMEOUT"] = '3000'
     os.environ["OPENPYPE_DEBUG"] = "1"
     os.environ["AVALON_ASSET"] = "test_asset"