diff --git a/test/integration/utils/utils.go b/test/integration/utils/utils.go
index 9a692a213..51a5a8c4a 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils/utils.go
+++ b/test/integration/utils/utils.go
@@ -14,11 +14,29 @@ func StartServer(t *testing.T) (*Service, error) {
 	NewTask("mkdir", "-p", "web/dist").RunOrFail(t)
 	NewTask("echo", "\"test\"", ">", "web/dist/index.html").RunOrFail(t)
 
-	service := NewService("go", "run", "./cmd/server/")
+	service := NewService("go", "run", "./cmd/server/").
+		// some default settings
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_OPEN", "true").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_ADMIN", "woodpecker").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_HOST", "http://host.docker.internal:8000").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_EXPERT_WEBHOOK_HOST", "http://host.docker.internal:8000").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_AGENT_SECRET", "1234").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_GITEA", "true").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_GITEA_URL", "true").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_GITEA_CLIENT", "123").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_GITEA_SECRET", "123").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_AGENT_SECRET", "1234")
+
 	return service, service.Start()
 }
 
 func StartAgent(_ *testing.T) (*Service, error) {
-	service := NewService("go", "run", "./cmd/agent/")
+	service := NewService("go", "run", "./cmd/agent/").
+		// some default settings
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_SERVER", "localhost:9000").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_AGENT_SECRET", "1234").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_MAX_WORKFLOWS", "1").
+		SetEnv("WOODPECKER_HEALTHCHECK", "false")
+
 	return service, service.Start()
 }