diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 60edf83fc32c2e749fea6da7e9efe45a98c336f3..86dcee4a5cb5ef6ad8696fa97e04ac9f95ed858e 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@ def dummy_config():
         #     'username': 'guest',
         #     'password': 'guest',
         #     'vhost': '/'
-        # }
+        # },
+        'brian': {
+            'hostname': 'bogus hostname',
+            'username': 'bogus username',
+            'password': 'bogus password',
+            'database': 'bogus database name',
+            'measurement': 'bogus measurement'
+        }
     }