diff --git a/tests/system/Database/BaseConnectionTest.php b/tests/system/Database/BaseConnectionTest.php
index 1d629832bf6c..4fb68358066b 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/BaseConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/BaseConnectionTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ final class BaseConnectionTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         'DBDriver' => 'MockDriver',
         'DBPrefix' => 'test_',
         'pConnect' => true,
-        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'DBDebug'  => true,
         'charset'  => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'  => '',
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ final class BaseConnectionTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         'DBDriver' => 'MockDriver',
         'DBPrefix' => 'test_',
         'pConnect' => true,
-        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'DBDebug'  => true,
         'charset'  => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'  => '',
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/ConfigTest.php b/tests/system/Database/ConfigTest.php
index 37ecfeb6f5e2..e5fb383bc543 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/ConfigTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ final class ConfigTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         'DBDriver' => 'MySQLi',
         'DBPrefix' => 'test_',
         'pConnect' => true,
-        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'DBDebug'  => true,
         'charset'  => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'  => '',
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ final class ConfigTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         'DBDriver' => 'SQLite3',
         'DBPrefix' => 't_',
         'pConnect' => false,
-        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'DBDebug'  => true,
         'charset'  => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'  => '',
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ final class ConfigTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         'DBDriver' => 'SQLite3',
         'DBPrefix' => 't_',
         'pConnect' => false,
-        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'DBDebug'  => true,
         'charset'  => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'  => '',
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ final class ConfigTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         'DBDriver' => 'Postgre',
         'DBPrefix' => 't_',
         'pConnect' => false,
-        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'DBDebug'  => true,
         'charset'  => 'utf8',
         'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
         'swapPre'  => '',