diff --git a/backend/.env.test b/backend/.env.test
index fb94aa09..2d928db0 100644
--- a/backend/.env.test
+++ b/backend/.env.test
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ### Dwengo ###
 
 DWENGO_PORT=3000
+DWENGO_RUN_MODE=test
 
 DWENGO_DB_NAME=":memory:"
 DWENGO_DB_UPDATE=true
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/auth-checks.ts b/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/auth-checks.ts
index 6afe92e7..d4552af5 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/auth-checks.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/auth-checks.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as express from 'express';
 import { RequestHandler } from 'express';
 import { UnauthorizedException } from '../../../exceptions/unauthorized-exception.js';
 import { ForbiddenException } from '../../../exceptions/forbidden-exception.js';
+import { envVars, getEnvVar } from '../../../util/envVars.js';
 
 /**
  * Middleware which rejects unauthenticated users (with HTTP 401) and authenticated users which do not fulfill
@@ -14,6 +15,17 @@ import { ForbiddenException } from '../../../exceptions/forbidden-exception.js';
 export function authorize<P, ResBody, ReqBody, ReqQuery, Locals extends Record<string, unknown>>(
     accessCondition: (auth: AuthenticationInfo, req: AuthenticatedRequest<P, ResBody, ReqBody, ReqQuery, Locals>) => boolean | Promise<boolean>
 ): RequestHandler<P, ResBody, ReqBody, ReqQuery, Locals> {
+    // Bypass authentication during testing
+    if (getEnvVar(envVars.RunMode) === "test") {
+        return async (
+            _req: AuthenticatedRequest<P, ResBody, ReqBody, ReqQuery, Locals>,
+            _res: express.Response,
+            next: express.NextFunction
+        ): Promise<void> => {
+            next();
+        };
+    }
+
     return async (
         req: AuthenticatedRequest<P, ResBody, ReqBody, ReqQuery, Locals>,
         _res: express.Response,