diff --git a/internal/server/runner/listener_test.go b/internal/server/runner/listener_test.go
index 7c250683..06aaa9ec 100644
--- a/internal/server/runner/listener_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/runner/listener_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cfg.QueueURL = test.CreateQueue(t, ctx, cfg, "queueName")
 
+	t.Setenv("QUEUE_URL", "queueName")
 	srvPtr, err := New(ctx, cfg)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, srvPtr)