diff --git a/backend/tests/conftest.py b/backend/tests/conftest.py
index 010bc3c..b746b3d 100644
--- a/backend/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 SRC_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "src"
 sys.path.insert(0, str(SRC_PATH))
+
+# Set dummy env vars so SupportAgent() can initialize in CI without real services
+os.environ.setdefault("NEO4J_URI", "bolt://localhost:7687")
+os.environ.setdefault("NEO4J_USERNAME", "neo4j")
+os.environ.setdefault("NEO4J_PASSWORD", "test")
+os.environ.setdefault("QDRANT_URL", "http://localhost:6333")
+os.environ.setdefault("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_api.py b/backend/tests/test_api.py
index 0741aa7..e5d9c50 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-from main import app
 from middleware.auth import get_current_user
 
-app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = lambda: {"sub": "anonymous", "permissions": []}
 
-client = TestClient(app)
+def test_solve_ticket_off_topic():
+    from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+    from main import app
 
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = lambda: {"sub": "anonymous", "permissions": []}
+    client = TestClient(app)
 
-def test_solve_ticket_off_topic():
     response = client.post("/v1/solve-ticket", json={
         "user_query": "How to bake a cake?",
         "session_id": "test-1"
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ def test_solve_ticket_off_topic():
 
 
 def test_session_id_presence():
+    from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+    from main import app
+
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = lambda: {"sub": "anonymous", "permissions": []}
+    client = TestClient(app)
+
     response = client.post("/v1/solve-ticket", json={
         "user_query": "What is this repository about?",
         "session_id": "unique-id-999"