diff --git a/tests/_support/_bootstrap.php b/tests/_support/_bootstrap.php
index 896f0e6428a5..272ef3eb25e6 100644
--- a/tests/_support/_bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/_support/_bootstrap.php
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@
     require COMPOSER_PATH;
 }
 
+// Load environment settings from .env files
+// into $_SERVER and $_ENV
+require BASEPATH . 'Config/DotEnv.php';
+
+$env = new \CodeIgniter\Config\DotEnv(ROOTPATH);
+$env->load();
+
+// Set environment values that would otherwise stop the framework from functioning during tests.
+if (! isset($_SERVER['app.baseURL']))
+{
+	$_SERVER['app.baseURL'] = 'http://example.com';
+}
+
 /*
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------
  * GRAB OUR CODEIGNITER INSTANCE