diff --git a/project/settings/local.py b/project/settings/local.py
index 503ad191..a644e9b8 100644
--- a/project/settings/local.py
+++ b/project/settings/local.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Local settings."""
 from .base import *
+import sys
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*', ]
 
@@ -65,5 +66,9 @@ ELASTICSEARCH_DSL = {
 
 ELASTICSEARCH_INDEX_NAMES = {
     # 'search_indexes.documents.news': 'local_news',
-    'search_indexes.documents.establishment': 'local_establishment',
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+     'search_indexes.documents.establishment': 'local_establishment',
+}
+
+TESTING = sys.argv[1:2] == ['test']
+if TESTING:
+    ELASTICSEARCH_INDEX_NAMES = {}