diff --git a/dpaste/settings/tests.py b/dpaste/settings/tests.py
index c8e3d5d..5581728 100644
--- a/dpaste/settings/tests.py
+++ b/dpaste/settings/tests.py
@@ -3,3 +3,10 @@ Settings for the test suite
 """
 
 from .base import *
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': ':memory:',
+    }
+}